John Schaefer

Feb 19, 2025 | thefilmverdict.com | Ping Chong |John Schaefer

VERDICT: A fragmentary but highly engaging documentary portrait of Meredith Monk, trailblazing icon of New York City's experimental arts and music scene. A playfully packaged but densely detailed documentary by Billy Shebar and David Roberts, Monk in Pieces aims to distil this kaleidoscopic career into a free-form mosaic, with mostly satisfying results.

Feb 6, 2025 | hillsdalecollegian.com | John Schaefer

There is no better example of the “American self-made man” than Vice President J.D. Vance. Hillsdale’s bright and diverse studentry deserves an inspiring commencement speaker in 2025, and Vance would more than excel. He grew up in Middleton, Ohio, a rust-belt town less than four hours south of Hillsdale. His grandparents were his primary caregivers because his mother was addicted to opioids and his father was absent.

Oct 23, 2024 | daytondailynews.com | Theresa Kulbaga |John Schaefer |Cathy Wagner

Budgets reveal priorities, as the saying goes, and Miami management salaries have increased 42 percent since 2016 – a rate three times higher than faculty and librarian salaries. The football coach’s salary is up by more than $200,000. Miami has increased its spending on upper administration by more than 30 percent, yet faculty and librarians have had an average raise pool of just 1.8 percent.

Oct 23, 2024 | journal-news.com | Theresa Kulbaga |John Schaefer |Cathy Wagner

Budgets reveal priorities, as the saying goes, and Miami management salaries have increased 42 percent since 2016 – a rate three times higher than faculty and librarian salaries. The football coach’s salary is up by more than $200,000. Miami has increased its spending on upper administration by more than 30 percent, yet faculty and librarians have had an average raise pool of just 1.8 percent.

Jun 30, 2024 | times-standard.com | John Schaefer

Worse climate damage awaits unless we all cut greenhouse gas emissions promptly, and Humboldt’s history could show how. But it’ll challenge us to keep the lights too. Fortunately, local stakeholders might help us shift energy usage from fossil fuel to clean electricity. Climate awareness prompted the RCEA board several years ago to mandate all clean and renewable electricity by 2025. By now, there’s no chance that mandate can be met.