Tag: Johns Hopkins University Press
5 ways to check a college’s financial health
Leo M. Lambert, Elon University and Gerald Whittington, Elon University
The financial health of colleges and universities is much in the news these days. An...
Fundamentalism turns 100, a landmark for the Christian Right
William Trollinger, University of Dayton
These days, the term “fundamentalism” is often associated with a militant form of Islam.
But the original fundamentalist movement was actually...
Gates launches lobbying arm – higher education on agenda
Nicholas Tampio, Fordham University
Bill and Melinda Gates have launched a lobbying group in part to drive their agenda on education.
The move comes as Congress...
Long considered a high honor, the valedictorian tradition faces an uncertain...
John R. Thelin, University of Kentucky
As college and high school graduations take place, thousands of select students will step to podiums to deliver their...
Why do people still use fax machines?
Jonathan Coopersmith, Texas A&M University
The fax machine is a symbol of obsolete technology long superseded by computer networks – but faxing is actually...
The Amish live simply, but don’t confuse them with environmentalists
David McConnell, The College of Wooster and Marilyn Loveless, The College of Wooster
In recent decades, many popular myths about the Amish – that they...
With federal funding for science on the decline, what’s the role...
David R. Johnson, University of Nevada, Reno
What is the place of a profit motive in the production of knowledge at public universities?
The Trump administration’s...