Letter to the Editor: What does diversity training have to do with diversity?
To the editor: We call it Diversity Training, but it is not. It has nothing to do with Diversity (whatever that is) and everything to do with Dogma and Doctrine.…
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Letter to the Editor: Don’t conflate diversity training with diversity
To the editor: Alexander Riley conflates diversity training, which I don’t agree with, with diversity. He seems to think that the only people who have anything to contribute to higher…
A Christian College Sues to Protect Its Values Against the Federal Leviathan
Under the Constitution, the federal government has no power over education, including arrangements that colleges make for student housing and expectations for their conduct on campus. Furthermore, the First Amendment…
Did You Know? College Enrollments Fall Again
Student enrollment dipped at the beginning of the pandemic, but the numbers went from bad to worse a year later. As Inside Higher Ed reported, spring undergraduate enrollment fell almost…
The Origins of the Cruel Ritual of Diversity Training
Diversity training is now in force at many institutions of higher education. In the typical scenario, students, staff, and faculty submit themselves to the mercies of hectoring lectures and demeaning…
Letter to the Editor: The “new normal” of learning
To the editor: In the midst of a global health crisis, suffering, fear and anxiety are to be expected. This should not surprise anyone. In fact, these have always been…
School of Journalism—or Ministry of Propaganda?
UNC-Chapel Hill’s Hussman School of Journalism and Media recently announced a heralded addition to their faculty. Nikole Hannah-Jones has agreed to accept a Knight Chair in Race and Investigative Journalism…
The Trouble with Faculty Hiring Booms in a Politicized Time
Most businesses and the general public had a brutal year in 2020—perhaps with the notable exceptions of Zoom and toilet paper manufacturers. Universities suffered as well, with enrollment drops and…
Did You Know? Students Still Struggling with Mental Health
As students’ grades are falling at alarming rates, so too is their mental health. During the pandemic, students have felt as if they have little to no control over their…
New Study Analyzes the High Cost of College
TANSTAAFL. There Ain’t No Such Thing As A Free Lunch. That’s the pithy way that economists convey the idea that there are always costs associated with the goods and services…