Getting Under the Skin of “Diversity”
A new book skewers an elitist rationale for admissions preferences.
What, Me Read? Part III
A literature professor concludes the tale of his struggle to understand students who exist in the fog of a post-literate world.
Let’s Hear Both Sides of the Story
N.C. State’s Millennium Seminar series, which brings high-profile speakers to the Raleigh campus, is a one-sided affair.
Attacking the Sacred Cow of Academic Research
In a powerful paper, the president of the Acton Foundation for Entrepreneurial Excellence suggests it’s time for a return to teaching.
What, Me Read? Part II
A literature professor continues the tale of his struggle to understand students who exist in the fog of a post-literate world.
Brave New Dorm
Political indoctrination in the guise of “Residence Life” programs took a pounding during a National Association of Scholars debate.
An Invitation for Students
Any college student in North Carolina can nominate a course for the Pope Center’s Spirit of Inquiry Award.
What, Me Read?
A literature professor discovers that his students exist in the fog of a post-literate world.
Whose Version of Academic Freedom?
Rope-a-dope tactics by the president of the AAUP caused a debate with his counterpart at the NAS about academic freedom to be more fizzle than sizzle.
He Says What He Thinks
Saxophone great Branford Marsalis comments on today’s college students