Letter to the Editor: Academic freedom in jeopardy at Berea College
To the editor: Of course the process was arbitrary, unfair, malicious, and rigged. What else is new? The outcome was (or should have been) apparent at the start. As soon…
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Peer Review, a Tarnished “Gold Standard”
I recently submitted a manuscript to an education journal, a review essay of another scholar’s work. It opened with a compliment of the author’s “highly-praised and influential work.” To that…
Did You Know? State Laws Against Critical Race Theory
Florida is now one of several states that have legislated against teaching Critical Race Theory (CRT) in the classroom. In a new move to tackle CRT in campuses and promote…
Sensitivity by Proxy
It is hard to fathom the extent to which American colleges and universities have been taken over by Critical Theory, race-based or not. One good indication is that French and…
Letter to the Editor: Syllabi aren’t secrets
To the editor: Jenna Robinson’s concerns about syllabi are overwrought and misdirected. No syllabus is ever a “secret.” Syllabi are distributed to the students who enroll in the class, not…
What Are Students Learning? Make Syllabi Public
Online education, especially as it has been implemented in the past year, isn’t for everyone. But it has had one unexpected benefit: transparency. Across the country, parents have had a…
Why Did a Christian College Fire a Tenured Professor?
I am a 72 year old Air Force veteran. After 30 years of service, I was ready to retire when I heard about an opening at a small Christian college…
Did You Know? Enrollment Drops for Undergraduates, Rises for Graduate Students
Since the onset of the pandemic, nationwide enrollment in both undergraduate and graduate fields has drastically shifted. The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center came out with a report on college…
College Officials Should be Responsible When They Violate People’s Rights
Here is a recurring situation on American college and university campuses—an official acts in a way that violates the constitutional rights of students or faculty members, usually by trampling on…
Free Expression at UNC Schools: Freshman Orientation Edition
About two years ago, I spoke to a class of UNC-Chapel Hill students about free speech: what it is and why it is important. I covered some basic points such…