The unpopularity of the Common Core educational standards is not causing it’s proponents to rethink it but to rebrand it. “In 2010, every state but Alaska, Nebraska, Texas, and Virginia adopted Common Core State Standards,…
Articles By: Malcolm A. Kline
Phyllis Schlafly: A Woman Worth Studying
Here’s the key problem with women’s studies: They ignore the women most worthy of study. Into this category falls the dear—and she was—departed author and activist Phyllis Schlafly. She crammed more achievements into one lifetime…
Hoya Bait and Switch
The Georgetown University homepage claims that their 2016 fellows include one Democrat and one Republican but the link you get to click on shows more like a 4-1 imbalance. “Martin O’Malley, Jeb Bush Advisor are…
Gender Ideologues Trade Stereotypes
In their rush to provide a warm, inclusive and diverse environment for all, save—of course—Christians and conservatives, university officials might want to ask themselves whether they are becoming what Pope Francis called “gender ideologues” and…
Are Universities and Economic Growth Oxymoronic?
It was while attending my alma mater—the University of Scranton—three and a half decades ago that I began questioning the economic value of universities. What intrigued me was “Da U” claiming that it helped fuel…
Anti-Semitism On Campus Gets Real
Usually university officials go into overdrive to solve a reported hate crime. Apparently they become more deliberate when the alleged victim is a Jewish student. “On Thursday, the UC Irvine Office of Student Conduct announced that…
Do colleges + universities=economic growth?
Academics have been arguing for decades that colleges and universities are engines of economic growth. Now they seem to have scientific proof, or do they? “We estimate fixed effects models at the sub-national level between…
Federalizing the MLA
Colleges and universities are forever feeling shortchanged by taxpayers. They needn’t worry. For one thing, they are far richer than those of us who actually pay federal levies. For another, academia has succeeded in securing…
Anti-Catholic Bias at a Catholic College
With increasing frequency, it is getting harder and harder for conservative Catholics, no matter how well credentialed they are, to get hired in academia, particularly in Catholic universities. When he was still teaching at SUNY,…
What College Seniors Should Know About Jobs
They are unlikely to find one. “Wise men” will tell them this is a “weak recovery” and “the financial crisis ended years ago.” During the 1930s, as many as 15 million were out of work,…
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Book Review: Is ‘The Dying Citizen’ a Prediction of America’s Future?
America’s ongoing and seemingly-constant crises have left Americans scrambling to find a sense of normalcy and safety. Just in time, to cut through the chaotic bombardment of conflicting messages and opinions while providing a voice…
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