Professors at Wellesley College wrote to fellow faculty, urging them to not invite controversial speakers to campus. It's "harmful" because students will have to “invest time and energy in rebutting the speakers’ arguments.” In Fire.
Until this evening, NC State is hosting an "interactive" experience called the "Tunnel of Oppression." Students are prompted to recognize how they're "privileged" and taught how to recognize "oppression." In the Technician.
The president of Penn State University, Graham B. Spanier, is facing charges for failing to protect children from reported abuse. In the Chronicle of Higher Education.
It's been reported that Charles Murray was able to successfully give his talk last night on Duke campus.
In The Chronicle.
Both schoolchildren and convicts, people young and old, have significantly increased literacy skills after studying Latin. Maybe it's time to bring it back.
In Intellectual Takeout.
Students on campus are taking it upon themselves to ensure that their culture is not appropriated, even if it resorts to violence. On National Review.
In an open letter to the president of Middlebury, Laurie Patton, 58 faculty members implored her not to introduce Murray as it would "lend legitimacy" to his message.
On See Thru Edu.
Former University of Chicago professor, Richard Weaver, explains how educators have abandoned teaching in absolutes--resulting in lower quality education.
On Intellectual Takeout.
Charles Murray is scheduled to speak at Duke University today. Preparations are being made to avoid what happened at Middlebury. In The Chronicle.
Community college dean, Matt Reed, discusses his view on the pros and cons of prerequisite courses.
On Inside Higher Ed.