Florida’s Intellectual Lifeboats
The Hamilton School for Classical and Civic Education at the University of Florida has just established two Ph.D. programs: “History of Ideas” and “War, Statecraft and Strategy.” I believe these…
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What Is TransparUNCy Up To?
Earlier this year, Inside Higher Ed ran a puff profile of “TransparUNCy,” the unpronounceable left-leaning organization that has lately become one of the University of North Carolina’s “most effective watchdogs.”…
Why My AI Writing Assignment Failed
AI is here to stay, the experts say. Don’t fight it. Embrace it and give students a legitimate way to use AI in their writing. I’ve heard those claims since…
America Shouldn’t Educate Our Adversaries
On Wednesday, March 18, during the third week of the war with Iran, the New York Post broke a striking higher-education story. According to the report, the children of six…
“Yes” to Cameras in the Classroom
News recently came out of Chapel Hill that the flagship campus of the University of North Carolina had adopted a new policy that allowed administrators to record class proceedings at…
The Pros and Cons of Short-Term Pell Grants
As a general rule, when the government intervenes in free economic transactions in a market, it distorts that market and makes people worse off. We might not see such negative…
From Elite University to National Brand
One of the wealthiest and most prestigious universities in the country is moving to establish campuses in Florida, California, and New York. Vanderbilt University is pursuing national expansion to grow…
Higher Ed’s New Human-Subjects Problem
Intellectual rot within universities has become increasingly obvious. It stems from the widespread adoption of critical, feminist, and queer theories in academic work. The result has been a constant stream…
Transparency Requires More Than Half a Syllabus
The UNC System’s new policy requiring public posting of faculty syllabi is grounded in a sound principle: Taxpayers deserve to know what is being taught at their public universities. Greater…
World University Rankings Are a Scam
Earlier this year, a New York Times report described a dramatic reversal in global university rankings. In the early 2000s, American institutions dominated the tables measuring scientific output. Seven of…