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Martha McCaughey

Martha McCaughey is a professor emerita of sociology at Appalachian State University.

Articles by Martha McCaughey


Can’t We All Just “Belong”?

A university library I visited recently was giving away stickers that said, “You Belong Here.” Surely this affirming declaration does not mean that students can’t flunk out or get expelled,…


Against Scholar-Activism

The rise of political orthodoxy on campus is often cited as one of the key reasons for reforming universities. But if there is a rise of orthodoxy, what does this…