College administrators and athletic departments, along with the media and much of the broader public, proclaim that college athletics are the “front porch” of the university. If athletics are a … Continue reading “Should University “Books” Be Judged By Athletics “Covers”?”
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”
For nearly five decades, American universities systematically discriminated against white and Asian Americans. Quotas, “holistic review processes,” and “factors” were used to advance the Left’s racist social policies, first on … Continue reading “Why Are Race-Based Scholarships and Programs Suddenly Under Attack?”
Near the end of this academic year, two elite universities announced the elimination of one of the most prominent symbols of the “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI) apparatus on campus: … Continue reading “Diversity-Statement Bans Don’t Go Far Enough”
Should UNC-Chapel Hill, the flagship university of North Carolina, represent the diversity of the state? That is a question that seems to be on many minds. Because diversity does offer … Continue reading “UNC’s Diversity Challenge”
An empirical study of what is being taught and learned in university sociology courses around the country would be challenging to carry out. But American sociology provides a convenient site … Continue reading “Teaching Sociology Is an Ideological Nightmare”
Only about 900,000 persons claim permanent residence in South Dakota, yet its 28 colleges and universities rank it third best in the nation for universities per capita, and its 50,000+ … Continue reading “South Dakota’s Higher-Education Alternative”