When the men’s basketball team at Dartmouth voted to unionize earlier this year, the college’s president vowed to take the issue all the way to the Supreme Court. Her decision … Continue reading “It’s Time to Build Sports Academies”
When accepting the Heritage Foundation’s 2024 Salvatori Prize on May 22, Chris Rufo remarked that state legislatures in red states such as Oklahoma need to start exercising oversight of their … Continue reading “While Oklahoma Dawdles, Its Universities Rot”
The conventional wisdom among “progressives” is that black Americans must be given preferences in college admissions, hiring, and government contracting because the nation is so suffused with racism that they … Continue reading “A Black Scholar Who Opposes the “Diversity” Mania”
A university library I visited recently was giving away stickers that said, “You Belong Here.” Surely this affirming declaration does not mean that students can’t flunk out or get expelled, … Continue reading “Can’t We All Just “Belong”?”
At nearly all American colleges and universities, the “soft” disciplines have been overrun by “progressives” who insist that their beliefs alone must be taught, whether or not they’re pertinent to … Continue reading “Why Must Social Workers Believe in Leftist Shibboleths?”
A wave of bills combating “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI) efforts on college campuses have made their way into several state legislatures this year. Bills introduced in states such as … Continue reading “Which States Are Enacting the Best DEI Bans?”
West Virginia has no time to lose. Its 55-percent labor-force participation rate is better only than Mississippi’s. Life expectancy is under 73 years, again placing West Virginia in second-to-worst place … Continue reading “The West Virginia Miracle Requires Higher-Education Reform”
In 2015, a headline on the satirical news website The Onion read, “College Encourages Lively Exchange of Idea.” The subhead? “Students, Faculty Invited to Freely Express Single Viewpoint.” A few … Continue reading “The Lively Exchange of “Idea””
To recite again the arguments against “diversity, equity, and inclusion” borders on condescending. The nation watched late last year as three university presidents refused to condemn quasi-genocidal chants on their … Continue reading “No Resting On Our Anti-DEI Laurels”
The college admissions process can be daunting for high-school students. These young adults must research prospective institutions, consider their desired course of study and career path, determine whether a particular … Continue reading “Are Direct Admissions the Future?”