universities

Dan Apfel on the Campbell Conversations

Grant Reeher — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:45:26 +0000

Colleges and universities were once seen as national leaders in responsible investing, but they've largely lost that edge. That's the view of this week's guest on the Campbell Conversations, Dan Apfel, executive director of the Responsible Endowments Coalition.

Cary Nelson on the Campbell Conversations

Grant Reeher — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 16:45:30 +0000

Are colleges and universities failing to meet proper ethical standards in the treatment of their faculties? In this edition of the Campbell Conversations, Cary Nelson, a recent past president of the American Association of University Professors and the author of No University Is an Island, argues that many schools are falling short, and that the explosion of what he calls contingent faculty--the faculty outside of the tenure system--hurts all higher education, and furthers social and educational inequalities.

Upstate universities to focus on rural veterans issues

Kate O'Connell — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 15:49:20 +0000

Upstate social work programs are aiming to provide better rural services for veterans and their families. Universities from across upstate New York, including in Rochester, Buffalo, Albany and Syracuse, are taking part in a program funded by the Department of Health and Human Services to train students in remote areas.