The Challenge of Chairing (Wynn, Besen-Cassino and Weeden)
Jonathan Wynn leads a discussion of the challenges facing sociology chairs.
Vocational Training and Working Class Colleges
We discuss whether working class students are served well by a higher ed curriculum that eschews vocational training.
Financialization of Higher Education (Charlie Eaton)
We discuss the financialization of higher education with Charlie Eaton (UC Merced).
Valuing Public Scholarship (Marybeth Stalp)
How much should the discipline value public scholarship? What to make of public scholarship on new media?
Chinese Students in U.S. Schools (Yingyi Ma)
Yingyi Ma discusses her work on the experience of Chinese students in US schools
Stanford Press Faced Cuts
Stanford University’s Provost recently threatened to cut Stanford University Press, describing the Press as a “second rate press.”
Gender Bias in Teaching Evaluations
A discussion about recent findings that gender bias in teaching evaluation.
Reactions to the Admissions Scandal
The Annex discusses whether the academy should react to the college admissions scandal by changing.
The College Cheating Scandal
We discuss the College Cheating Scandal, in which several celebrities and wealthy people were caught using bribery and cheating to get their children into prestigious schools.
UC Walks Away from Elsevier
The University of California’s hard negotiations with the publisher Elsevier.