“Yes” to Cameras in the Classroom
News recently came out of Chapel Hill that the flagship campus of the University of North Carolina had adopted a new policy that allowed administrators to record class proceedings at…
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From Elite University to National Brand
One of the wealthiest and most prestigious universities in the country is moving to establish campuses in Florida, California, and New York. Vanderbilt University is pursuing national expansion to grow…
“Yes” to Texas’s New Anti-DEI Complaint Portal
The Lone Star State has done something rare, new, and needed: It has given its anti-DEI statutes teeth. As of January 9th, students, faculty, and university employees can now report…
Trump Abandons the Field on DEI
In February 2025, a newly installed Trump Department of Education (ED) issued a so-called Dear Colleague Letter. The letter put educational institutions on notice that ED intended to enforce the…
When a Medical School Violates the Law
The DEI practices at America’s colleges and universities have been justly criticized for being anti-meritorious, unconstitutional, racist, and costly. However, a recent lawsuit against UCLA’s medical school suggests that its…
Let’s Return to Teaching Students How to Argue
We hear all the time that America is hopelessly polarized, that the electronic landscape allows us to stay in our own hermetically-sealed communities, and that no one can speak with…
UW’s Budget Cuts Aren’t Enough
On January 13, 2026, the Wyoming Legislature’s most powerful body—the Joint Appropriations Committee—voted to cut and withhold nearly $61 million from the University of Wyoming’s recommended budget. News of the…
“Equality” Won’t Win Like This
I reveal here that I have finally read a likable DEI book, one that I found so because—beyond any doubt whatever—this book will infuriate the DEI faithful. Make no mistake,…
The Wisconsin Higher-Ed Reform Model
Provisions in a budget passed in the Badger State this previous summer require that faculty at Wisconsin’s two flagship universities—UW-Madison and UW-Milwaukee—now teach at least one course per semester and…
Chief Diversity Officers Are Sad
The National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education (NADOHE) has published its second “State of the Chief Diversity Officer” (CDO) report. Following up on the 2023 survey, the 2025…