Holden Thorp is a very clever fellow. With a PhD in chemistry from Caltech and after some business ventures and a spell teaching at the University of North Carolina at … Continue reading “Science Needs Honesty, Not Affirmative Action”
Law students are adults who have completed an undergraduate degree. They’re in a professional school to learn the law, procedures, and skills they’ll need in a conflict-ridden, frequently harsh world. … Continue reading “Law Student Complains about a Question; Professor Sentenced to Re-education Camp”
In 2019, the Society for Classical Studies, a non-profit North American scholarly organization devoted to all aspects of Greek and Roman civilization, held a rather memorable conference in San Diego. … Continue reading “As the US turns its Back on Western Classics, China Embraces Them”
The notion of antiracism now dominates at all levels of education, from infant to university. In a previous piece, I described how the 2017 President of American Educational Research Association … Continue reading “Credo Quia Absurdum: Education and the Cult of Anti-Racism”
Critical race theory (CRT) maintains that the United States is founded on racial supremacy and oppression. The US Constitution, legal system, and institutions, according to critical race theorists, are inherently … Continue reading “What Should We Do About Critical Race Theory?”
One of the stories in my new book, The Dumbest Generation Grows Up: From Stupefied Youth to Dangerous Adults is that of the changed status of undergraduates and professors. They … Continue reading “The Professors Made Their Bed”
America’s colleges and universities are loaded with professors who insist on teaching students various theories that amount to nothing but fringe opinions and who don’t engage intellectually with those who … Continue reading “Meet a Rhetoric Professor Who Favors Empowerment and Opposes CRT”
Are you a freshly-minted Ph.D. holder interested in becoming a tenure-track computer science professor at UNC-Chapel Hill? First, you’ll have to submit a “diversity statement” describing your “commitment to diversity.” … Continue reading “From Hiring to Admissions, Universities Seek Ideological Conformity in Applicants”
Business schools in the United States are fiercely competitive and, by and large, led by intelligent, careful individuals. The top schools’ nigh universal endorsement of progressive values—in word and in … Continue reading “How the Woke Mob Captured Business Schools”
In 2014, Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) filed suit against the University of North Carolina. Its complaint argued that the university had engaged in intentional discrimination on the basis of … Continue reading “Judge Rules for UNC in Admissions Case”