A Princeton physicist has shared an inconvenient truth of his own–climate change models are based on an alternate reality.
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Remembering Reagan On His Birthday
On his birthday, and, for that matter, most days, it is useful to remind ourselves what Ronald Reagan accomplished as president.
Marine-Hating California High School Teacher Doubles Down
If you are following the story of the Marine-hating teacher who shared his angst with his students, you might know that: (a.) He’s, to put it mildly, unrepentant; and (b.) There may be many more…
Feminist Philosophy at Columbia, Or Else
The good news is that here are still courses at Columbia that allow for genuine academic inquiry. The bad news is that it is too easy to find the other type.
Poor Little Rich Universities
Universities that cry poor while entertaining themselves lavishly are finding it harder to keep up their public service facade, even in publications that would normally be sympathetic to them.
Hollywood Doc With Matt Damon Disses Charter Schools
Perhaps they should have talked to some people who work with them.
Professors With TDS Retreat to Davos
The enclave in the Alps in which the President went to the World Economic Forum is apparently something like Aspen and draws the same type of people.
G’Town Prof Claims Prez Loathes Civil Service
Nancy McEldowney was exactly the kind of swamp dweller the Trump administration has vowed to send packing
Islamic Art Exhibit At Texas A&M
An Islamic art exhibit is currently on display at Texas A&M University’s Reynolds Gallery in the school’s Memorial Student Center (MSC). The exhibit titled “Salaam” involves multiple groups: “The MSC Visual Arts Committee has collaborated…
Have College Degrees Become Obsolete?
This is a question being asked on both sides of the Ivy-covered walls.
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Freshmen Representative Flunks Basic Civics
We’ve moved well beyond the vortex of ignorance where college freshman don’t know basic civics.
Are Students & Professors At Cross Purposes
A new survey suggests they are. As relayed by Martin Kich on the academe blog maintained by the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), most professors (60%) think insufficient funding is the overriding issue affecting…
Silent Sam Still With Us
He may be out of sight but he’s still around somewhere in the vicinity of his former roost–the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Rethinking Federal Intervention in K-12 Education
Or, what is the Common Core of government policy?
Syracuse University Mandatory Diversity Course Receives Negative Feedback
A mandatory diversity course at Syracuse University apparently was not well-received by Syracuse freshman, many of whom had nothing to do with a video full of racist language (which some at an university fraternity had participated in).
Public University Hosted Adult Film Actress for Campus Event
The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse hosted an adult film actress on their campus, which caused so much of a controversy that the chancellor will repay the expense out of his own pocket.
Two-Thirds Of Americans Fail Citizenship Test
That’s right, the ones who are born and raised here.
Dueling Economists in Harvard v SFFA
The case that Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) brought against Harvard University will likely not be decided until early next year, plenty of time for both sides to bring in outside help.
Why Angela Davis Should Remember the Jonestown Massacre
Not that anyone should forget but the revolutionary radical turned credentialed academic has a special reason to remember the mass suicide/homicide that occurred 40 years ago in the country of Guyana on November 18, 1978.
Inflated Grades: What Happens When Report Cards Lie
On November 8, the Thomas B. Fordham Institute held an event which dealt with the issue of grade inflation in U.S. schools. The National Assessment on Educational Progress (NAEP) has shown that only about a…