In September, the Heritage Foundation launched an interactive, web-based guide to help students “Choose College with Confidence.” It currently grants nearly 300 colleges and universities one of three designations: “great … Continue reading “Heritage Foundation’s College Ratings Should Be Welcomed to the Field”
For several years, the National Association of Scholars (NAS), where I work, has monitored the rise of “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” (DEI) in higher education. DEI entered the mainstream somewhere … Continue reading “Racial Discrimination at the University of South Carolina”
The UNC-Chapel Hill Hussman School of Journalism and Media finds itself in a precarious position. It’s impossible to serve two masters, yet, in this calendar year alone, the school has … Continue reading “UNC’s Journalism School Can’t Serve Two Masters”
Things should be what they are, in higher education as elsewhere. Colleges advertising a liberal-arts curriculum should immerse their students in literature, history, and philosophy. STEM giants such as Georgia … Continue reading “How to Find an Authentic Christian College”
Candidate Trump has disavowed the document (seriously or not). The former president may well lose the election. Nevertheless, the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 is a serious outline for governance in … Continue reading “How Would Project 2025 Impact Higher Ed?”
Anyone who is keeping up with the latest happenings in higher education knows that this year has seen many institutions backpedaling on DEI programs. From Florida limiting public funding for … Continue reading “Are UNC Schools Complying with the New DEI Policy?”
Self-reflection is a necessary trait for any healthy society or institution. Grappling with the past empowers us to contextualize our lives, make positive change, and avoid repeating the mistakes of … Continue reading “No to Rushed Renamings”
In the good old days of American education, professors could speak their minds freely. Disagreements would often result, with others disputing the case that the speaker had made. The solid … Continue reading “A Medical Professor Learns That Dissent About Diversity Won’t Be Tolerated”
By now, the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) industry’s capture of academia, business, and government is obvious to most Americans. From former Harvard president Claudine Gay’s televised equivocations before Congress … Continue reading “The Corrupting Influence of DEI on Military Education”
In a recent Boston Globe column, correspondent Kara Miller wrote that our colleges and universities now “embrac[e] the status quo,” preventing them from responding to new challenges. Her article draws … Continue reading “Colleges Are Wed to the Status Quo”