Category: Ethics

  • The Daily Show’s Depiction of Campus Safety for Women

    http://www.hulu.com/watch/654144 I had a hard time laughing at this piece, but I’m so glad that The Daily Show took on the issue and showed how women remain vulnerable to abuse on college campuses.  The host’s questioning of the “expelled after graduation” sentence (“Isn’t that just…graduation?!?”) points to the ways that colleges and universities struggle to handle sexual assault…

  • Tomas van Houtryve Drone Essay Longest Ever Published by Harper’s

    If you can get your hands on this issue of Harper’s, please do. This photo essay is quite powerful and pushed me to think more deeply about the various uses of drones by the US. Harper’s Magazine is one of my favorite publications, and I’m so glad they devoted several pages to it.

  • Media Coverage on Prison Education

    My colleagues and friends know that I am passionate about educational programs in prisons.  My experiences teaching in a prison and research showing how education reduces recidivism have convinced me that we need to reevaluate how we view incarceration, rehabilitation, and justice. Governor Cuomo’s support for college education in NY prisons has garnered a good…

  • Should Adjuncts Earn More?

    NPR recently aired a piece on adjuncts in higher education and how little they make each year at colleges and universities across the country.  This story makes me nervous.  I’ll be graduating with a PhD in the next couple of years, and I worry about not being able to find work that pays a decent…