A writer from The New Yorker actually noticed a political bias in academe: She claims it tilts right. Actually, Jane Mayer’s article, “How a Handful of Wealthy Reactionaries Tugged Academe to the Right,” which appeared…
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The Paranoid View of History Infects Oberlin
This article was originally posted on Times of Israel. “i-Semitism,” wrote Stephen Eric Bronner, author of the engaging book A Rumor About The Jews, “is the stupid answer to a serious question: How does history…
Defending Our republican Constitution
Randy Barnett, the Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Legal Theory at the Georgetown University Law Center, director of the Georgetown Center for the Constitution, and an author of eleven books, has a book that should be…
The Rest of the Alphabet
See how English professors interpret the rest of the alphabet in the latest issue of Accuracy in Academia’s monthly Campus Report newsletter.
Harvard Professor Pulls Out All the Stops for Hillary Clinton
Now that the media have helped establish Trump as the runaway frontrunner, these reporters and news organizations are starting to have buyer’s remorse, comparing him to Hitler, Kim Jung Il, and Stalin. Harvard professor Danielle Allen…
Remembering Josiah Henson
Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth are well-known former slaves and abolitionists in pre-American Civil War history, but Josiah Henson has been seemingly forgotten by history. At the Josiah Henson Leadership Conference held in the Maryland…
Republicans Increase Education Spending
Not that that’s a good thing. At the Cato Institute, several conservatives squared off to discuss education reform. David Cleary, Majority Staff Director for the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee attached to the…
Millennial Protesters Aren’t Well-Read
How do student protestors today differ from their predecessors back in the 1960s? The latter were more well-read. “This is a post-literacy generation,” Peter Wood of the National Association of Scholars (NAS) said recently at…
Stinging Indictment of America’s Law Professors
Perhaps law professors should confine themselves to explaining the law to their students and showing how it works based upon the best evidence available. “The American legal professoriate has tirelessly pursued an expose’ of American…
STEM of Academic Myth
Despite evidence to the contrary, academics, among other elites, continue to insist that there is a shortage of applicants to fill jobs in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math-related fields, usually when making the case for…
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Academics In Hole Keep Digging
Every time veteran college administrators and professors get together to show that they know how to save higher education, they show that they don’t. “Another solution is to sponsor new academic programs,” Brian C. Mitchell…
The Feminization of Grade Inflation
A University of Akron professor attempted to upgrade his female students by giving them points for their gender.
Student Allowed to Reference the Bible in Speech after University Administrators Initially Banned It
A graduating nursing student was told not to include any Christian references in a speech by Colorado Mesa University, which was later reversed after Alliance Defending Freedom sent them a letter informing the university of the unconstitutionality of their speech instructions.
Due to Last Year’s Protests and Plunging Enrollment, Evergreen State Cuts Around $6 Million from Budget
Last year’s widespread protests at Evergreen State College have led to falling enrollment numbers, which has led the college to slash $5.9 million from its budget for the upcoming year.
Santa Monica College Prez: Report Hate Speech
The president of Santa Monica College urged students to report hate speech but does the warning contain a loophole wherein the first amendment can disappear?
Abolition of Whiteness Abolished at Hunter College
Was it because they ran out of whiteness to abolish?
Where Education Journalism Goes Wrong
It’s roughly for the same reason education goes wrong: It ignores parents.
No Studies With High Returns On Investment
Over on the academe blog maintained by the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), Martin Kich helpfully posted “Institutions and Programs with $1 Million+ 20-Year ROI.”
Are Millennials Making Trump Hate Self Hate?
Millennials interviewed on the streets of Washington, D. C. say they would rather date a convicted felon than a Trump supporter.
A Man In Full
Perhaps there was a time when great writers were welcomed in academia and appreciated the time they spent there. This isn’t that time.
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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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