Seven Years, Six Scandals
…Chancellor James Renick had resigned, were sent to the district attorney in Greensboro. He declined to file criminal charges, and a local newspaper reported that Renick and the manager of…
…Chancellor James Renick had resigned, were sent to the district attorney in Greensboro. He declined to file criminal charges, and a local newspaper reported that Renick and the manager of…
…we make college “free,” credential inflation will just ratchet up more and make their lives harder still. Scholars on the right and the left have been arguing since the 1970s…
…to write articles questioning the accepted orthodoxy in his field—and has added activities such as defending free expression on campus, calling for the reform of university governance, and speaking out…
…out in the school’s free speech zone, which amounted to a tiny fraction of the campus. The two students complied with the rules, which included making reservations for the free…
…the Constitution bans laws that interfere with free speech—we cannot depend on politicians or college officials to decide what will and will not be permitted. Where do we draw the…
…are the big questions that Professor Stanley Fish poses and tries to answer in his latest book, Versions of Academic Freedom: From Professionalism to Revolution. “I am interested,” he writes,…
…significant risk that a course on the foundations of American government will become just another flashpoint in the education wars, like previous controversies over campus free speech and critical race…
…campus groups and individuals. “WE WILL BEAT YOU WITHIN ONE INCH OF YOUR LIFE and step on you like the little — that you are,” read one anonymous email to…
…coward and see me in the chair’s office immediately.” Hiers did go to Schmidt’s office, where Schmidt made it clear that he objected to Hiers’ mockery. He called his chalkboard…
…too long our educational institutions have been sleepwalking us to a future we will regret. The Chronicle report focuses on the political machinations concerning public higher education board activity in…