…don’t believe that approach will produce any long-lasting reform. Instead, it will further stoke the animosity between liberals and conservatives on campus. A better way for reform lies in targeting…
…pool of academically prepared high-school graduates continues to shrink, more universities will be faced with challenges similar to those at WVU.The latest round of cuts began with preliminary recommendations, on…
…both university authorities and the newspaper public must learn to distinguish between his academic functions and his private opinions and activities. He will scarcely be free as long as he…
…can and will run universities competently – then the boards are not paying enough if one judges by the continuous difficulties and disasters being experienced by universities. Maybe they should…
…abrogate academic freedom or fire professors, regardless of tenure. The latest examples include Matthew Garrett at Bakersfield College, Scott Gerber at Ohio Northern University, Stephen Porter at North Carolina State…
Last year’s “CRT” is this year’s “SEL.” For those normal folks who don’t obsessively follow education news, “social-emotional learning” (SEL) is the latest progressive fad in schools to ignite the…
…of Education is still describing enrollment growth as positive. It doesn’t report the latest statistics, and enrollment is still well above what it was in 2000. The Department also estimates…
The latest racket in higher education, evident at my alma mater, the University of Texas at Austin, is the disturbing proliferation of “social justice” as a degree program, a course…
…attacking and dismissing free market thought, conservatism, libertarianism, or any other disliked ideology without engaging their arguments. The latest example of this genre comes in the form of a bizarre…
…larger trend, with numerous MFA programs reframing themselves around ‘social practice’ art.” Elite academic institutions are signaling that prestige, opportunities, and funding will flow toward those who are agitating for…