This academic year has been punctuated by a series of high-profile campus protests. Many student grievances have, as in previous years, centered on claims of racial injustice. If next academic … Continue reading “How Colleges Themselves Bring About Racial Protests”
Academics often point out that diversity is good, in part, because it brings different perspectives and experiences to the table. I agree. In fact, this is one reason many argue … Continue reading “Colleges Are Rejecting Our Common Humanity and the Science That Reveals It”
One of the worst features of America in the 1940s and 50s was the persistent demand for national loyalty oaths. In those days, people were expected to declare their support … Continue reading “Loyalty Oaths Return with Faculty “Diversity Statements””
Nowhere is the adage “personnel is policy” truer than in the federal education bureaucracy. With nothing more than a few Dear Colleague letters meant to provide “guidance” to nearly all … Continue reading “Sweeping Change at the Office for Civil Rights Is Imperative”
James Gates Jr. is a theoretical physicist renowned for his work with supersymmetry, supergravity, and string theory. The University of Maryland professor says he prefers to shun publicity, but his … Continue reading “Citing Genetics and Power of Rock Music, Physicist Says Diversity Crossbreeds Excellence”
The number of non-academic administrators at colleges and universities has more than doubled in the last 25 years, far outpacing the growth in students and faculty. According to a report … Continue reading “Universities Are Churning Out the Next Generation of Higher Ed Bureaucrats”
After three decades in higher education as student and teacher, this year I begin a new role, as parent. My eldest daughter will attend a small liberal arts college in … Continue reading “Summer Reading Questions and What They Reveal About Faculty”
Hamilton College has for years had an open curriculum, allowing students the freedom to shape their education as they think best. Whether that’s a good idea is debatable, but the … Continue reading “The Ugly Truth Behind a College’s “Diversity” Requirement”
One of the most honest and revealing academic articles in a long time will soon be published in the premier journal in social psychology.
Should top American colleges start giving group preferences based on place rather than race?