UNC Wins. The “Elite” Universities Whine.
The Department of War (DoW) has announced that the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will be among 19 new hosts of the Senior Service College Fellowship. The ten-month…
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Who Will Control the Virginia Military Institute?
Recent legislative developments in the Virginia General Assembly have placed the future governance and military character of the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) at the center of an intensifying state-federal debate.…
North Carolina Universities Are Finally Delivering for Veterans
This fall, the University of North Carolina System enrolled more than 23,000 military-affiliated students, the largest number in its history. This milestone signals real change in a state recognized for…
Will the Military Academies Comply on Admissions?
After years of obfuscation and denial, the U.S. Naval Academy, in a suit brought by Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA), recently admitted to using an applicant’s race during the admissions…
Foreign Funding’s Questionable Odor
“Money doesn’t stink.” This proverb—pecunia non olet in the original Latin—is associated with the Roman emperor Vespasian, in justification of his decision to use public toilets to generate revenue. When…
50-State Comparison: College Graduation Rates
Public institutions have a unique responsibility to serve their students well and use their taxpayer-funded resources effectively. Some states, however, produce better outcomes than others. This is made clear in…
U.S. Military Academies Should Adopt the CLT
Under President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, the U.S. military academies of West Point, the Naval Academy, and the Air Force Academy are in for an extreme…
The Corrupting Influence of DEI on Military Education
By now, the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) industry’s capture of academia, business, and government is obvious to most Americans. From former Harvard president Claudine Gay’s televised equivocations before Congress…
Expand Fair Admissions to the Military Academies
In June 2023, Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. (SFFA) prevailed in complaints alleging racially discriminatory admissions practices at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina. The 6-3 Supreme Court…
Divide and Conquer: Radicalizing Military Education
From late 2017 to 2018, three scholars wrote and submitted to academic journals 20 fake papers focused on gender and sexual identity—what the authors call “grievance studies.” Seven journals published…