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…
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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…
Letter to the Editor: The state should have a voice in who runs public universities
To the editor: I neither know Darrell Allison nor anything about his appointment as Chancellor at Fayetteville State University. But I also read that he is seeking to improve FSU’s…
Perpetual Scandal-Mongering as a Political Tool
Members of the media and faculty erupted into histrionics at the recent appointment of Darrell Allison to the chancellorship of Fayetteville State University. It is a great scandal, they claimed;…
Higher Education Takes Aim at ‘Colonialist’ Music
“Woke” academics have taken to attacking almost everything that’s traditional in our culture. Math and science are denounced for their “whiteness,” and Shakespeare has to be replaced by writers from…