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DEI events continue at Duke University
Duke University Admissions plans to host divisive DEI recruiting events for Black, Latinx and LBGT students. They must be called out for violating the law. https://admissions.duke.edu/admit/ https://www.instagram.com/official_duke_lsrw?igsh=MTdpdzQzbTBmbzU2Zg== https://www.instagram.com/duke_lsrw?igsh=MWJ5Y2xnemZlajl5eA== https://www.instagram.com/bsaiatduke?igsh=cjN2NWh0bTlycnNy …
Unfortunately, Negus’s proposed accreditation alternative isn’t viable
In his recent article on accreditation reform (Accreditation-Reform Hopes for the Second Trump Administration, January 31, 2025),Sam Negus raises an interesting question in what may be the most radical (and…
Clarification on accreditation
I wholeheartedly agree with Scott Yenor’s timely observation that “accreditors are political actors” (The Politics of Higher-Education Accreditation: Accreditors are Political Actors), but I want to clarify some of his…
UNC Greensboro Responds on Grading
I’m writing in response to the recent piece about UNCG, alleging that DFW rates were the primary reason for program discontinuations. This conclusion is false and misinformed. As we previously…
Questioning the quality of doctoral studies in education
Dear Sir, you are exactly correct about the EdD. I have three master’s degrees. 1) MS Electrical Engineering from JHU. I barely survived with a 3.0 GPA, immediately after earning…
Letter to the Editor: Viewpoint-neutral teaching is a sop
To the editor: Viewpoint-Neutral teaching is a sop. It does nothing; it is nothing; it achieves nothing. And, at the end, students have learned nothing. This nullity is inevitable because…
Letter to the Editor: Should speech from Student for Justice in Palestine be protected?
To the editor: Dear Ms. Robinson, Your essay on banning SJP is very thoughtful, but it does omit some relevant considerations. Speech is unprotected if it advocates violence, particularly if…
Suggested works for American history courses
To the editor: I was taught American history at Christian Heritage Academy in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The school is now located at 4400 S.E. 27th Street, Del City, Oklahoma 73115,…
Shutting down accreditors is a cure worse than the disease
To the editor: My Response to Prof. Vedder: I appreciated reading your piece, Does College Accreditation Work? and wanted to make some comments in order to broaden the conversation. Much…
The dilemma of “citational justice”
To the editor: “Citational Justice”?? Why bother? A citation is only an indication that Dubious Author 2 relied upon Dubious Author 1 to construct his own particular something by using…