Discussing themes raised in his forthcoming law review article, The People v. Their Universities: How Popular Discontent Is Reshaping Higher Education Law, Professor Ben Trachtenberg notes in a recent op-ed in Times Higher Education that public opinion among conservative voters toward higher education has become increasingly negative since 2015. He argues that shifts in opinion are driving political intervention into the…
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Professor Trachtenberg Speaks at West Virginia University
Professor Ben Trachtenberg’s speech on April 23, “Lessons Learned from the Mizzou Protests,” was part of the Neil S. Bucklew Lecture Series. He offered lessons to be taken from Mizzou’s experiences and applied observations about higher education policy and administration to the phenomenon of student protests—particularly those related to…
Professor Trachtenberg Speaks at UNLV on Higher Education Leadership
On March 28, Professor Ben Trachtenberg spoke at the UNLV School of Law on “Higher Education Leadership During Rapid Legal Change,” presenting his research on the legal environment in which American colleges and universities operate. He spoke along with Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, who is president emeritus at the George Washington University. Their presentation touched upon topics including university admissions, Title…
Professor Trachtenberg Speaks at UMKC Faculty Diversity Dialogues Program
Professor Ben Trachtenberg spoke on November 15 at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, leading a discussion as part of the UMKC Faculty Diversity Dialogues. His talk was titled “Learning from the MU Protests.” Professor Trachtenberg drew upon his scholarship about the 2015-2016 events at the University of Missouri, “The 2015 University of Missouri Protests and their Lessons for Higher Education…
Dean Lidsky to Debate Yale Professor Robert Post About Freedom of Speech on College Campuses
Dean Lyrissa Lidsky will participate in the 35th Annual Jefferson B. Fordham Debate at the University of Utah on November 15. The debate, “Freedom of Speech on College Campuses. Where is the Line Drawn?,” will focus on the First Amendment rights of members of university communities and whether they may be constrained when their speech undermines the educational or research missions…
Professor Trachtenberg Featured on Harvard EdCast
Professor Ben Trachtenberg was featured on the October 17 episode of the Harvard EdCast, Harvard University’s flagship education podcast. The episode, “Lessons Learned from the 2015 Mizzou Protests,” was recorded while Professor Trachtenberg was in Cambridge to deliver a talk at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. His talk was titled, “When Voices Rise: Race, Resistance, and Campus Response,” and it…
Professor Trachtenberg Speaks at Harvard About Forthcoming Journal Article
Professor Ben Trachtenberg spoke Oct. 2 at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. His talk was titled, “When Voices Rise: Race, Resistance, and Campus Response,” and it included a review of Professor Trachtenberg’s scholarship related to the 2015 University of Missouri protests. His forthcoming article in the Kentucky Law Journal is “The 2015 University of Missouri Protests and their Lessons…
Professor Trachtenberg Interviewed on KBIA-FM About Upcoming Journal Article
Darren Hellwege from KBIA-FM recently interviewed Professor Ben Trachtenberg on his Thinking Out Loud program. They discussed Professor Trachtenberg’s op-ed in The Washington Post on July 25, “Much of what you know is probably wrong’: A Mizzou professor explain the racial protests that toppled a presidency,” and his upcoming article in the Kentucky Law Journal, “The 2015 University of Missouri…
Professor Trachtenberg to Publish Article About the 2015 Protests in Kentucky Law Journal
Professor Ben Trachtenberg will publish “The 2015 University of Missouri Protests and their Lessons for Higher Education Policy and Administration” in the Kentucky Law Journal. The article examines the Mizzou 2015 protests in depth, as well as the aftermath, and offers lessons that student activists and higher education leaders can use in the future. The Chronical of Higher Education reported…
Professor Trachtenberg Writes About Racial Bias in Higher Education for Washington Post Blog
In The Washington Post’s Answer Sheet blog, “Racial bias in campus discipline: When will universities look in the mirror?,” Professor Ben Trachtenberg writes about racial bias in higher education student discipline, and why universities should keep demographic data. His piece discusses research he published in the Nevada Law Journal’s Fall 2017 issue: “How University Title IX Enforcement and Other Discipline Processes…