June 29, 2007
Ancient Tribe at a Crossroads
Jay Roberts, director of wilderness programs and instructor in education at Earlham, was quoted in a June 28, 2007 article in The Washington Post about the Seri, one of the last truly autonomous tribes in Mexico. “They’re a case study for what’s happening to indigenous people around the world,” says Roberts.
June 22, 2007
Bennett and the Rankings
Doug Bennett has become a prominent national spokesman in debate over college rankings as dozens of liberal arts colleges have decided to stop participating in U.S. News & World Report’s “reputational survey” and to quit mentioning ranking results in their marketing materials. Bennett has recently been quoted in an article published by CNN.com and interviewed at length on National Public Radio.
June 09, 2007
NCAA Division III: Too Big for its Own Good
In the June 8 edition of The Chronicle of Higher Education, Earlham President Doug Bennett calls on the National Collegiate Athletic Association to regroup Division III members on the basis of their approach to fitting intercollegiate athletics into the undergraduate experience. Bennett also serves as chairman of the President’s Council of the North Coast Athletic Conference. (pdf download)