Since the rise of social media, many students have gotten used to discussing difficult topics within the protection of their own echo chambers. Students are often not expected to defend … Continue reading “The Public Discourse Program at UNC-Chapel Hill: Expanding Students’ Minds”
While American higher education often is rightly condemned for being inefficient, non-innovative, and resistant to change, there are exceptions, and there are some collegiate entrepreneurs whose success is worthy of … Continue reading “The Very Model of a Modern University President”
I have long been fond of saying that there are colleagues for whom I would be delighted to vote if they sought my support for service on a university committee, … Continue reading “A Frenemy on the Left: Robert Boyers on The Tyranny of Virtue“
Alumni have been making their voices heard over the past few months. After seeing the alarming direction that their alma maters are taking, alumni at institutions such as Davidson College, … Continue reading “The UNC Alumni Free Speech Alliance: A Conversation with a Founding Member”
How do we teach students how to think rather than what to think? If the latest election cycle showed us anything, it’s that parents care deeply about what their children … Continue reading “Three Ways to Teach Students How—Not What—to Think”
In September, the chancellor of UNC-Wilmington, Jose Sartarelli, announced his plan to retire next year. Sartarelli took office on July 1, 2015. Before coming to UNC-Wilmington he served for five … Continue reading “A Conversation with the Chancellor of UNC-Wilmington”
Many college campuses aren’t as hospitable to open inquiry and free expression as they should be. However, there is reason for hope. Numerous individuals and organizations across the country have … Continue reading “Building a “Robust Free Expression Culture on Campus””
We are living in an era of unprecedented pressure for ideological conformity within institutions of higher education. Idaho’s Legislature has led the way toward reforming public universities through budgetary controls. … Continue reading “The Higher Education Battle in Idaho: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Smokescreens “
At Davidson College, the frog finally realized that it’s being slowly cooked alive. As the theory goes, if you put a frog into boiling water, it will immediately jump out, … Continue reading “On Boiling Frogs And Forked Tongues: Alumni Fight Back at Davidson”
Florida is now one of several states that have legislated against teaching Critical Race Theory (CRT) in the classroom. In a new move to tackle CRT in campuses and promote … Continue reading “Did You Know? State Laws Against Critical Race Theory”