Free Speech, Tar Heel Style
In an era where intellectual discourse faces unprecedented challenges, 23 states have taken decisive action to protect free speech on college campuses. Yet their efforts raise an important question: Why…
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Let’s Hear It From the Faculty
Like many readers of this site, I pay a lot of attention to stories about the latest outrages on our college campuses. All too often, we are told about attempts…
After the Encampments
You may have noticed that there has been less news this fall than last spring about Middle East-related demonstrations and disruptions on college campuses, a change only partly attributable to…
It’s Not All Gloom and Doom on Campus
Every year, we get a variety of survey snapshots of student opinion from organizations like the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression and the Heterodox Academy. I have also come…
Diversity-Statement Bans Don’t Go Far Enough
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:…
In Praise of Institutional Neutrality in Academia
If you are up on the latest trends in academia, you’ll know that “institutional neutrality” is in the news as more universities consider or adopt it. In my view, this…
How and Why Are American Minds Being Canceled?
Colleges and universities keep telling us that they teach “critical thinking” skills, but in reality they are deeply complicit in the destruction of the ability to think at all. They’re…
Administrative Bloat Makes Colleges Worse
New data from the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) shed light on the cost-effectiveness and academic quality of higher education in North Carolina. ACTA used its survey of…
Universities and the Poverty Narrative
Universities are supposed to prepare young people to become independent by teaching them critical thinking and preparing them for careers. When a young adult enters university, we expect him or…
Does Tenure Matter?
In many red-leaning states around the country, lawmakers have proposed modifying or ending tenure. In my home state of North Carolina, House Bill 715 was under consideration but appears to…