Investigate the Education Schools!
The “Anything But Knowledge” philosophy of education schools reveals itself in comments on test tampering.
The Negative Side of Affirmative Action
A book by a Notre Dame professor repeats stale clichés about the use of racial preferences and ignores counter-arguments.
Myths of the Ivory Tower
Here’s a list of ten commonly-held beliefs in academia that don’t square with what the rest of the country thinks.
Why Are Conservatives Rare on College Faculties?
Seven professors (Munger, Bean, Folsom, Bauerlein, Grabar, Anderson, Bertonneau) comment on a controversial theory.
Danny Glover Plays Chapel Hill
The Hollywood gadfly brought his unique brand of radical politics to UNC-Chapel Hill’s Martin Luther King celebration.
Justice O’Connor Rethinks Her Grutter Decision
But will a future Court pay any more attention to evidence about diversity than hers did?
Equalizing Outcomes Through Program Proliferation
The UNC system hopes to improve graduation rates by expanding expensive “handholding” programs for students who are not ready for college-level work.
Inquiring Minds Ought To Know
The search for a new chancellor at N.C. State should have been conducted more openly, given the reason that the position was vacant (corruption).
Appointing the Usual Suspects
Education Secretary Arne Duncan’s appointments to a higher education advisory board make a statement: Diversity is all that matters.
Bad Sociology, Not Law
The widespread abandonment of the traditional legal curriculum argues in favor of a back-to-basics law school.