Toward a Sensible Federal Financial Aid Policy
A few weeks ago, I was one of the audience gathered in the Hillsdale College DC campus’s marvelous new but neo-classical auditorium to hear US Education Secretary Linda McMahon discuss…
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Medicine, Moral Formation, and the Recovery of Discourse
In recent years, it has become something of a commonplace to say that American institutions are losing their sense of purpose. Universities, once understood as places for the disciplined pursuit…
When a Medical School Violates the Law
The DEI practices at America’s colleges and universities have been justly criticized for being anti-meritorious, unconstitutional, racist, and costly. However, a recent lawsuit against UCLA’s medical school suggests that its…
Feds Tell Med Schools to Stop Discriminating
On February 14, the Department of Education officially notified educational institutions receiving federal funding that they must cease race-based practices—including admissions, hiring, promotion, scholarships, administrative support, discipline, and sanctions. The…
Three-Year Med Schools Are Coming
Much of medical education is careening into an ideological ditch. Following the directives of the “health equity” movement, med schools have veered off the course of teaching future doctors the…
A Medical Professor Learns That Dissent About Diversity Won’t Be Tolerated
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…
“Health Equity” Will Destroy North Carolina’s Medical Schools
Surveying American institutions, one searches in earnest for even a few organizations or systems that progressives have been unable to control. News story after news story confirms that indeed that…
Duke Health Fires Conservative Doctor
Duke University Health System has terminated Dr. Kendall Conger—an emergency room physician in its Raleigh, N.C., hospital. Conger had made waves in recent years for questioning, including in this Martin Center…
Whatever Happened to Kychelle Del Rosario?
If the name Kychelle Del Rosario rings a bell, congratulations on a truly excellent memory for egregious academic-medical wokeness. For the rest of us, a refresher course may be in…
A New Anti-DEI Petition for UNC Medical School
The Martin Center has often reported on the damage being done in colleges and universities under the guise of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). Now, another organization, Color Us United…