Bread-and-Circus Politics
The UNC School of the Arts is costing taxpayers a lot of money while serving mostly special interests.
Articles
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Don’t Blame Us!
An expert in legal writing responds to Charles Rounds’ critique of law schools—and throws in some critiques of his own.
Trivializing Law School
A course in writing can’t make up for law schools’ purging of essential legal doctrine.
Helping Hand or Unfair Advantage?
Do universities provide a level playing field for students with learning disabilities, or permit some to game the system?
The Myths of an Ivory Tower Watcher
A professor of English takes issue with Jay Schalin’s article, “Myths of the Ivory Tower.”
Back to the Dark Ages
The author gets in the final word about his article, “Myths of the Ivory Tower.”
Accommodating College Students with Learning Disabilities: ADD, ADHD, and Dyslexia
Universities are providing extra time on tests, quiet exam rooms, in-class note-takers, and other assistance to college students with modest learning disabilities. But these policies are shrouded in secrecy. This paper, “Accommodating College Students with Learning Disabilities: ADD, ADHD, and Dyslexia,” by Melana Zyla Vickers, examines the nature of this assistance and discusses the policy questions it raises.
Leaping Nine Years in One Semester?
Remedial students who didn’t learn third grade grammar in twelve years aren’t likely to learn it in half a year.
Academic Change We Can Believe In
Our higher education system is not going to be this way forever.
The Academic-Governmental Complex
Billions of federal dollars send too many unprepared students to college and distort scientific priorities.