The Coming Wave of Freshman Failure
A columnist covering K-12 education, I come to you, dear reader, with a warning: There’s a coming wave of college-freshman failure that will stress the institutions and systems of our…
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Mandate Standardized Testing
The recent Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action forbids the use of race in college admissions. Yet North Carolina public universities are already finding ways to circumvent the spirit of…
Biden’s Even Worse Version of “Free College”
The Biden administration has abolished the federal student-loan program, at least if a “student-loan program” is one in which students borrow money and then eventually repay it. What’s being erected…
Administrative Bloat Makes Colleges Worse
New data from the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) shed light on the cost-effectiveness and academic quality of higher education in North Carolina. ACTA used its survey of…
Hatred of Western Civilization Stokes the Campus Antisemitism Crisis
The unspeakable brutality and depravity of the October 7 Hamas assault on Israel led soon afterward to aggressive protests on many of our college campuses. The protests (and declarations, blog…
Letter to the Editor: Should speech from Student for Justice in Palestine be protected?
To the editor: Dear Ms. Robinson, Your essay on banning SJP is very thoughtful, but it does omit some relevant considerations. Speech is unprotected if it advocates violence, particularly if…
Understanding the DETERRENT Act
The DETERRENT Act, a higher-ed bill introduced in Congress by California Republican Michelle Steel, has recently advanced out of committee. Formally known as the Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue…
Can Universities Ban Students for Justice in Palestine?
Just days after Hamas’s brutal terrorist attacks on Israeli civilians, students around the country shocked observers with their condemnation of the state of Israel and full-throated support for Palestinians and…
“Burned-Out” Students Have Been Lied To
One fact of life that everyone in human society has known over the millennia: Life is hard. Yet, in recent years, particularly post-Covid, American society has developed the notion that…
The Real World Confronts the Ivory Tower
For years, there has been an ever-widening gap between the values and behaviors of contemporary America (“the Real World”) and those on college campuses (“the Ivory Tower”). Since, ultimately, the…