“When the College of Arts and Sciences offers its new Sexuality and Queer Studies minor in the fall semester of 2013, it will be at the vanguard of an academic discipline.”— Lauren Ober, on American University’s new course offering.
Recent Articles
Drag Party
“I think the party was a drag on him more than he was on the party.” New York Times columnist David Brooks on 2012 Republican candidate Mitt Romney, at Harvard late last year.
Advice For GOP From Harvard
“I will continue to write that the Republican Party should give up on those tactics that focus on voter suppression and find ways to appeal to black and brown voters instead.” Atlanta-Journal Constitution columnist Cynthia Tucker at Harvard last year, ignoring the suppression of military ballots by the Obama Administration, many of them to “black and brown voters.”
Privatizing The Public Good
Public figures who proclaim their fealty to the public good generally want to minimize their contact with the masses.
Fox Exposure: Radical Professor
On his February 14 show, in order to hype the controversy and his own ratings, O’Reilly introduced Hill as “Dr. Marc Lamont Hill,” a professor at Columbia University in New York City, and “an ardent liberal guy, and that’s fine.”
Wal-Mart of Education?
Amid the sound and fury over escalating college tuition costs and the student loan bubble, a practical idea may actually have taken hold.
RINO Hunting In Academia
Being a Republican In Name Only may be the kiss of death in GOP primaries but it’s a great selling point in academia.
Where Academia Fails…Again
“Academia doesn’t train how to do archival research or reward people for doing it.” Hershel Parker, professor of English, emeritus, at the University of Delaware, author of Herman Melville: A Biography.
Senators Rate Professor Hagel
The nominee to head the Pentagon “also has an Al Jazeera connection through Georgetown University, where he is a professor, and which maintains a campus in Qatar.”
Academic Response to Academic Protest
Your response to my article raised some points worthy of further research and discussion.
Recent Articles
New York Governor Orders Busts of Confederate Figures to Be Removed
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo ordered the removal of busts of Confederate generals Robert E. Lee and ‘Stonewall’ Jackson from CUNY in the Bronx.
‘Fat Studies’ Course Returns to Oregon State University
A ‘fat studies’ course at Oregon State University alleges that ‘weightism’ is a social justice issue and cause.
Occidental College: Stuck on “Stupidity”
and “Critical Theory and Social Justice.”
Kinda Late? Professors say Super Bowl Ads were ‘Assaults on Trumpian Ideology’
Two Penn State professor published an article and said that the immigration-themed ads in the 2017 Super Bowl were “assaults on Trumpian ideology.” Seems a bit late to publish this in August, when the Super Bowl was in February.
Diversity-Themed Workshops Welcome Vassar Students Back from Summer Break
Vassar College’s new student orientation features diversity-promoting workshops, such as LGBT themes and social justice issues.
Color Blind or Absent Mind
There is a distinction between color blindness and absent mindedness.
Professor, a Self-Described ‘Feminist Ethnographer,’ to Teach ‘American Whiteness’ Course
What is a ‘feminist ethnographer’? A Grinnell professor is teaching a course about “American whiteness” and will probably tell you why she used this description for herself.
Montclair State University: We have a Safe Space for Overweight LGBTQ Students
“Weekly discussion groups” are the new safe space for overweight LGBTQ students at Montclair State University.
Time to Deactivate Academia?
The Higher Education Establishment insists that its mission is just that. Academic insiders know better.
‘Environmental Microaggressions’ Likely if Professors Assign Books by ‘White Cisgender’ Males
New School in New York issued a guide that told professors that they could create “environmental microaggressions” if they assign books written by “white cisgender” male authors.
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…
Recent Posts
The Origins of Political Correctness
Emerson College: ‘Homosexual’ is Offensive to Gays so Stop Using It
Self-Identifying Marxist Professors Outnumber Conservatives as College Professors
Ayn Rand Reconsidered
Black Lives Matter Lists “White Supremacy, Patriarchy, Capitalism” Among Reasons for Orlando Attack
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