Science Is Losing Its Skeptical Eye
The cheerleading of science has allowed it to fall into lazy platitudes and cliché. On The Wall Street Journal.
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A Fake Racial Controversy at Yale Law
Law students accused their journal of "inequities" in admitting students to the masthead, but data revealed that black students were overrepresented. On the Washington Free Beacon.
For Democrats, the Question is $10k in Student Loan Forgiveness—or $50k?
Democrats seem focused on ensuring some form of debt forgiveness makes it through. On NPR.
Group of UNC Faculty Want Chancellor to Resign
Citing new information about the Silent Sam fiasco, they question Kevin Guskiewicz's trustworthiness. On the Daily Tar Heel.
From Academia to the Private Sector
The challenges professors will face when they leave academia can be great. On Victor Brown.
The Academic Panopticon Has Arrived
Students, even after the pandemic, will be more surveilled than ever. On The Chronicle of Higher Education.
The 10 Worst Colleges for Free Speech
The annual list of shame highlights shoddy behavior from college officials across the country. On FIRE.
Biden Ends Trump-Era Apprenticeship Program
Biden called the flexible program that allowed oversight to be outsourced to colleges and other entities "duplicative." On Higher Ed Dive.
The Classics Choose Death
The greatest threat to the study of the classics may be coming from inside the Ivory Tower. On the American Conservative.
After Condemning a Prof’s Tweet, Texas College Fights Record Request
A pattern of monitoring faculty members' speech emerged after the president of Collin College fought to hide records. On the Chronicle of Higher Education.