By now, most followers of the higher education press have heard of the “grievance studies” or Sokal Squared hoax. In this incident, a team of three researchers successfully published several … Continue reading “What the Hoax Papers Tell Us about the Decline of Academic Standards”
Last year, Duke University History Professor Nancy MacLean became one of the country’s best-known academics for her book Democracy in Chains. That is not, however, to say that her book … Continue reading “Nancy MacLean Continues to Embarrass Duke, but Exposes its Double Standards”
The academic enterprise is supposed to be about truth. Those who are entrusted to teach are expected to convey knowledge to their students, not their opinions. And when academics write … Continue reading “Professors Should Write Books That Seek Truth, Not Inflame Passions”