Grading students serves the system – not learning
To the editor: I was pleasantly surprised by Douglas King’s “A Defense of the ‘Ungrading’ Movement” (July 13, 2022). This article was very good, I thought, at uncovering the intentionality inherent…
Is “ungrading” better than traditional methods of assessment?
To the editor: Prof. King chases the Ungrading Grail, believing it to be the Answer. He explains: “faced with this systemic and perennial predicament (that different teachers have different expectations…
Liberty Institute’s failure to launch
To the editor: How disappointing to have read Professor Lowery’s article on the abject failure of UT leadership. As the saying goes: “no good deed goes unpunished…”. In this case…
Genuine idealist
You are intelligent, logical, well-educated people, and yet you can’t stop the most absurdly overt bigots from being given leadership positions so they can implement programs to end bigotry. This…
The Diversity bureaucracy will always be “successful,” despite failures
To the editor: Prof. Weissberg seems a bit baffled by the Loyalty Oaths required by the New Red Guard. He asks, “Is there anything that suggests that this latest effort…
How academia can be saved from within
To the editor: While I think Peter Bonilla is spot on in his article “The Biggest Threat to Academic Freedom? We Don’t Teach It.”, I think a more macro view…
Conservative poetry
To the editor: Dear Editor: Stevens far superior to Yeats? Writer of this might know conservatism but among poets, poetry academe, etc. Yeats is second only to Shakespeare, if he…
Why faculty members make poor administrators
To the editor: Here is why faculty and faculty administrators make poor administrators that is not related to peer governance that shrinks from decisions. Very few are trained or self-trained…
“Academic freedom” used to silence
To the editor: I hope that Jay Schalin comments on situations where a professor takes actions to prevent invited speakers from speaking by claiming “academic freedom” to interrupt. Joseph Visalli…
Free speech legislation needs to include consequences for violations
To the editor: In “What Should We Do About Critical Race Theory?”, the author talks about Mississippi legislation that promotes “diversity of ideas” on campuses. North Carolina legislature already tried…