A is for Average, B is for Being There
And C is for….comatose? A new look at grade inflation and the entitlement mentality.
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Opening Up the Classroom: A Survey of Students, Administrators, and Faculty
A Pope Center survey reveals support for more transparency in the classroom.
The Unscientific “More-Women-in-Science” Movement
Biology, psychology, logic and economics get short shrift when feminists in academia seek numerical parity.
The Athletic Cartel
Lots of people make money from college football and basketball—everyone except the players.
Brakes Required When Good Times Roll Downhill
The North Carolina legislature’s generosity during the boom years is forcing UNC’s budget-cutting efforts.
Pushing Academic Freedom Too Far
A Canadian professor openly rejects teaching the actual course material to politically indoctrinate.
Great Ideas Do Not Oppress—They Enlighten
A professor defends his advocacy of a Great Books program against an attack by politicized faculty members.
Affirmative Action, the Stealth Version
The University of California’s new admissions policies are an end-run around the state’s race-blind laws.
The Unstimulating Stimulus Bill
Duke University’s Mike Munger gives an economics lesson about the pending spending bill.
Getting Under the Skin of “Diversity”
A new book skewers an elitist rationale for admissions preferences.