Perspectives NCAA athletic scholarships potentially at-risk during pandemic Spencer Irvine July 31, 2020 2020 has been a very unusual year for the world, if not the United States, and it extends to U.S….
Perspectives Stanford cuts athletic programs; who will be next? Spencer Irvine July 30, 2020 Stanford University, located in northern California, announced that it will cut eleven of its non-revenue athletic programs due to the…
Perspectives Teacher unions’ entitlement mentality threatens school reopening efforts Spencer Irvine July 29, 2020 As the coronavirus pandemic appears to continue into the upcoming school year, teachers and their unions across the United States…
Perspectives U.S. continues crackdown on academics’ ties to Chinese Communists Spencer Irvine July 28, 2020 Under the Trump administration, the U.S. federal government has cracked down on college professors and academic researchers who misused their…
Perspectives ICE issues new guidance on new international students, online courses Spencer Irvine July 27, 2020 Almost two weeks after rescinding a rule on all international students and online courses, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement…
Guest Articles How Not to be a Racist: The Student Demand for Mandatory Sensitivity Training Richard Cravatts July 21, 2020 As campuses across the country are roiled in paroxysms of self-righteous indignation over race, some black students, enraged and emboldened…
Perspectives Colleges’ resistance to discounting tuition exposes lack of innovation, flexibility Spencer Irvine July 20, 2020 The likes of Harvard University and other expensive higher education institutions announced that they will charge full tuition to students,…
Perspectives Agency backtracks on international students and online learning rule Spencer Irvine July 17, 2020 The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) withdrew its international student policy after a little over a week, when several higher…
Perspectives Bernie Sanders strong-arms Biden over higher education proposals Spencer Irvine July 16, 2020 Presumptive Democratic Party presidential nominee Joe Biden has been strong-armed by self-proclaimed socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) to jointly propose…
Perspectives Obamacare religious exemption upheld by the Supreme Court Spencer Irvine July 15, 2020 Ever since its inception and eventual passage in 2010, Obamacare has been at the center of many lawsuits and counter-lawsuits…
Perspectives Supreme Court affirms religious schools’ right to hire, fire employees Spencer Irvine July 14, 2020 The U.S. Supreme Court ruled this week that religious schools have the right to hire and fire teachers based on…
Perspectives College football season shortened to conference-only games Spencer Irvine July 13, 2020 College football, an annual sports tradition that kicks off the fall season, will be much different than in past years…