More from Bill Foster against evolution
Former St Petersburg city council member Bill Foster, last seen making silly claims about how Darwin caused the Holocaust, is at it again. Among other things, he writes, “What is also undeniable is that there is growing dissent in the scientific community.” Er, um, no. Evolution is accepted as a theory that is perfectly consistent […]
Florida budget environment degrades significantly
This story today from the Tallahassee Democrat makes clear how dire the Florida budget situation is, and the consequences for higher education in the state. I have to head to a meeting in a few minutes, but I’ll say the obvious very briefly: This is horrendous, both for people currently at universities (faculty, staff, and […]
Ranking creates perverse incentives; ranking of lunchtime and liberal-arts colleges, doubly so
Inside Higher Ed has a great article today, Potemkin Rankings, on how Washington and Jefferson College did everything you’d normally think is right to improve how they look to outsiders and still sank in the U.S. News & World Report rankings. The short story: W&J recruited like crazy to increase the applicant pool and managed […]