Loyalty Oaths Return with Faculty “Diversity Statements”
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…
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Sweeping Change at the Office for Civil Rights Is Imperative
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…
Citing Genetics and Power of Rock Music, Physicist Says Diversity Crossbreeds Excellence
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…
Universities Are Churning Out the Next Generation of Higher Ed Bureaucrats
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…
Summer Reading Questions and What They Reveal About Faculty
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…
The Ugly Truth Behind a College’s “Diversity” Requirement
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…
6 politically diverse social psychologists agree: the field needs more diversity
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?
Should top American colleges start giving group preferences based on place rather than race?
Another awful affirmative action ruling could send the issue back to the Supreme Court.
Another awful affirmative action ruling could send the issue back to the Supreme Court.
How the Naval Academy Achieves “Diversity”
A professor doesn’t agree that it should be the top priority.