
“Majority Groups” Are Seizing Anti-Discrimination Law
We are witnessing a sea change around DEI, “wokeness,” political correctness, and the like. For now, the anti-woke and anti-DEI forces have the upper hand. A big question looms in…
We are witnessing a sea change around DEI, “wokeness,” political correctness, and the like. For now, the anti-woke and anti-DEI forces have the upper hand. A big question looms in…
For several years, the National Association of Scholars (NAS), where I work, has monitored the rise of “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” (DEI) in higher education. DEI entered the mainstream somewhere…
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…
Each year, the staff of the Martin Center share our higher-ed-reform dreams for the coming year. Will all of our wishes come true? Probably not. Nevertheless, we offer them here…
The latest Pew Research Center polling suggests that a mere one-third of Americans favor considering race and ethnicity in college admissions. Over 9.65 million California voters rejected a proposal to…
Writing for the Martin Center in January about universities’ flawed attempts to practice social engineering, I criticized in passing the American habit of breaking down nearly all official data by…
A perennial issue in U.S. politics: If the government causes an injustice, may it commit more injustices to right previous wrongs? That was, in essence, the issue being debated at…
Each January, the staff of the Martin Center share our higher-ed-reform dreams for the coming year. Will all of our wishes come true? Probably not. Nevertheless, we offer them here…
As if landing a college teaching position wasn’t already difficult enough, the powers-that-be have placed another obstacle in job-seekers’ path: the so-called “Statement on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion,” better known…
While the year 2021 wasn’t quite as tumultuous and unpredictable as 2020, the higher education landscape continues to look very different: overall enrollment continues to drop and countless institutions have…