On June 8, interim UNC system president William Roper and chairman of the Board of Governors Randy Ramsey announced the establishment of a race and equity task force. The announcement … Continue reading “UNC’s Attempt to Grapple with ‘History of Racism and Oppression’”
Long the vanguard of liberal change, the American university now leads the appeasement of a hardened authoritarian China. The interest in promoting a broader community of scholars has given way … Continue reading “Universities Appease China, Ignore Human Rights Abuses”
I just finished a fascinating book, The Recovery of the West, by polymath Englishman Michael Roberts. Roberts became famous as a poet, but was trained as a scientist and spent … Continue reading “If All Men are Created Equal, Why Do We Need Grades?”
Colleges across the country are preparing for potential spikes in coronavirus cases in the fall. As some students return to campus, schools are making plans to protect the health of … Continue reading “Fall Uncertainty: College Leaders Have Left Students, Professors in the Dark”
On June 17, the Board of Trustees at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill voted to end the moratorium on renaming campus buildings associated with white supremacy or … Continue reading “Did You Know? The Fight Over Renaming Buildings at North Carolina Colleges”
Academia is a troubled institution plagued by financial problems, falling academic standards, and poor educational outcomes. Especially concerning is its politicization; it increasingly sows racial discord, advocates for anti-American and … Continue reading “Can Higher Education Be Saved? The Hope for Governance Reform”
As schools have moved online due to the coronavirus, they have partnered with proctoring services to monitor online exams and prevent cheating. Those services go by names such as Respondus … Continue reading “Did You Know? With Remote Classes, Universities Breach Student Privacy “
America’s system of education has failed in one of its most important goals: forming future generations of American citizens. This is particularly true in higher education, where students are encouraged … Continue reading “The Breakdown of American Education and the Hopes for Change”
When the University of North Carolina leadership and the state’s legislators capitulated to the frenzied mob that toppled a statue of a Confederate Army soldier at the entrance to the … Continue reading “UNC-Chapel Hill Officially Teaches What to Think, Not How to Think”
The term “free speech zone” can be misleading. While the name implies a policy that promotes free expression, free speech zones do the opposite. They confine political demonstrations to a … Continue reading “Did You Know? The Decline of Free Speech Zones”