Academia is fighting Massive Open Online Courses, or MOOCs and losing.
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Academically Happy Marriages
“Although the outcome was a happy one, there is much to dislike about the process by which it was achieved.”—Stanford Law professor Deborah L. Rhode on the U. S. Supreme Court’s gay marriage decision.
Massive Open Online Catholicism
A professor at a Catholic college claims to make “A Catholic Case Against MOOCs [Massive Open Online Courses]” in the Chronicle of Higher Education but his arguments never veer far from the secular.
Girls Gone Wild Again II
Are single-sex schools a relic of the past or the wave of the future?
Untold Story: Children’s Books
Young adult literature has become more “lurid, grotesque, profane, sexual, and ugly” in recent years, says Meghan Cox Gurdon.
Building on the Bad
I cannot, however, teach them grammar and proofreading in the course of a semester when their high-school educations have been shoddy—Aaron Barlow, New York City College of Technology, English, Faculty Member
Virginia’s Drone Ban Man
The architect behind Charlottesville, Virginia’s ban on drone use, John Whitehead, recently spoke at the Heritage Foundation.
Where The Left Succeeds
Whatever their intentions, the political left is doing a better job of debunking the Obama Administration’s rationale for war than are some Republicans.
Poynter: Traditional Colleges Unsustainable
Technology is changing the face of journalism in addition to the value (or perception of value) of a journalism degree.
Ultimate White Collar Union
Something happened to the labor movement when it went from blue collar to white collar. This is nowhere more apparent than in the various teachers’ and professors’ unions.
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Heckler’s Sweepstakes: Middlebury 1, Michigan 0
Well it appears that in the heckler’s sweepstakes that is taking the place of sports for a student body ever more not athletically inclined, Middlebury still leads.
Charter Schools Help NYC
The evidence piles up that in our largest city, charter schools can help the poor, even while the city’s traditional public schools continue to pile up an abysmal record. Stanford University’s Center for Research on…
‘Gender Affirming Therapy’ offered at San Diego State University
At San Diego State University, students can benefit from ‘gender affirming therapy.’
U Mich Mobs Murray
Perhaps college athletics no longer consist of competitions between sports teams but instead involves competing protests by student demonstrators.
Military Academy Meltdown
Conservatives who have long desired that American universities resemble military academies may have finally gotten their wish but not in a way they ever intended.
Is Academia Creating Fake Racism?
When you see their efforts to measure racial attitudes on campus, you might wonder.
Federal Government Confirmed Investigation of Harvard’s Affirmative Action Policies
The Department of Justice confirmed that they were investigating Harvard University of their affirmative action practices.
California Faculty’s $48 Fantasy
Not for nothing did one economist represented by it once call the California Faculty Association (CFA) call it “the California Feckless Association.”
Georgetown University Expands “Ghetto”
George Mason University economist Walter Williams, on at least one occasion, called education schools the “ghetto” of higher education.
Emails Show University President’s Anti-Trump Sentiments
Emails released by the University of Michigan exposed the anti-Trump sentiments of the university president.
Book Review
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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