To the editor: As per Morson & Schapiro, there is, evidently Good Fundamentalism (which soothes their own kicky blankets) and Bad Fundamentalism (which roils them). Unsurprisingly they find the Bad … Continue reading “Letter to the Editor: The dangers of a fundamentalist mindset”
I am so grateful for and blessed by my time at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. However, I am keen to the reality that my political foundations … Continue reading “A Conservative Student’s Experience at UNC-Chapel Hill”
With “cancel culture” running rampant on social media, in politics, and in the classroom, professors who put forth the effort to help students think critically and challenge their beliefs are … Continue reading “When Universities Don’t Step Up, Good Professors Are Forced to Step Down”
Michelle Goldberg complains in the pages of The New York Times about how it is the left wing that is currently a victim of cancel culture—thanks to the right, which is trying … Continue reading “The Backlash to Critical Race Theory Is on The Way”
Last year, advocates of racial preferences in California, where they’d been banned since 1996, attempted to change the law so that state colleges and universities could again give admission advantages … Continue reading “A Broad and Devastating Offensive Against Racial Preferences”
The fight for “equity” in higher education is a story-driven project. As the Annie E. Casey Foundation explains, “To illuminate racism, we need to ‘name it, frame it and explain … Continue reading “Tilting at the Windmills of ‘Inequity’”
No one needs curiosity more than the young, but our educational system is doing its best to suppress it. The kids are being bored out of their minds. Of course, … Continue reading “Curiosity Is Important, But Colleges Are Suppressing It”
To the editor: We call it Diversity Training, but it is not. It has nothing to do with Diversity (whatever that is) and everything to do with Dogma and Doctrine. … Continue reading “Letter to the Editor: What does diversity training have to do with diversity?”
To the editor: Alexander Riley conflates diversity training, which I don’t agree with, with diversity. He seems to think that the only people who have anything to contribute to higher … Continue reading “Letter to the Editor: Don’t conflate diversity training with diversity”
Diversity training is now in force at many institutions of higher education. In the typical scenario, students, staff, and faculty submit themselves to the mercies of hectoring lectures and demeaning … Continue reading “The Origins of the Cruel Ritual of Diversity Training”