Humanities Research: To What End?
A new paper shows that the research imperative in academe has high costs but little benefit.
My Personal Right-Wing Conspiracy
A student leader describes helping a small conservative movement grow on the ultra-liberal UNC-Chapel Hill campus.
Letter to My Students
“Obtaining an education is hard work and there is no short cut.”
How to Fix the Humanities
A group of scholars at Baylor University favor a revitalized theological humanism.
Destined to Fail
A look at ACT and SAT scores suggests that fewer than half of test takers are “college ready.”
The Bible at a Public University?
A recent UNC-Chapel Hill graduate calls the Bible a critical component of a public liberal arts education.
A Surprisingly Useful College Guide
Choosing the Right College only covers a small number of schools, but helps parents evaluate them all.
Incisively, Larry Summers
The former Harvard president criticizes higher education but defends it, too.
Reconsidering the SAT
A statistician wants to avoid uneducated guesses in educational policies.
Another Round on the Jane Mayer Piece
I reply to a post on the AAUP’s blog that purports to defend the New Yorker attack on the Pope Center.