Dr. Farhat Haq’s joust with criminology professor Mike Adams from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington is amazingly ragged for a college professor who has been giving lectures for two decades.
Recent Articles
Collegiate Religion
The current generation of college-aged young adults—often called either Generation Y or the “Millennials”—lives in a culture of unprecedented choice and individualism.
The Achilles of Evolution
Although evolutionists are hard at work trying to keep competing theories of creation science—namely intelligent design—out of the classroom, these Darwinists are hard put to offer up evidence that supports their own scientific theories.
Campus Blackouts
When college administrators and professors warn of the dangers of censorship by the political right in higher education, they have half the story right.
Touchy Feely History
Applying the touchy feely approach to American history can make already chaotic classrooms even more dysfunctional.
Dropout Dilemma
The alarming high school dropout rate has spurred school administrators and policymakers to action.
Kirsanow Assails Affirmative Action in Academia
For decades, higher education institutions have utilized racial preferences and quota programs, euphemistically called “affirmative action” in their admission policies. At least one member of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights would like to see that practice come to an end.
Know Much Geography?
One of the wonders of the age is that in an era in which multicultural studies predominate at every level of education, geographical literacy is at an all-time low.
Harvard Privilege
Ross Douthat’s Privilege is the latest in what is becoming an increasingly crowded genre, young conservative authors recalling their college days and offering numerous and insightful criticisms of their alma maters.
Know Much About History?
If you doubt that America is in danger of losing her heritage, listen to the take on the teaching of American history by this country’s leading historian.
Recent Articles
Syracuse Professor Studies Joni Mitchell
David Yaffe of Syracuse University headlined a sparsely-attended (eight people) panel discussion on “The Seventies in Black and White: A Soundtrack.“ Yaffe said that he and singer/songwriter Joni Mitchell “smoked a joint together” when he was interviewing her.
Environmental Activism in English Literature
He felt that he was “the Rip Van Winkle of the sustainability group” at the MLA and mentioned that twenty years ago, this was an issue at the MLA’s annual convention.
Academics Deconstruct Common Core
What do Diane Ravitch and the TEA party have in common?
13 Reasons Why the Modern Language Association was Lame
To commemorate the liberal Modern Language Association (MLA) conference, here is a summary in the form of 13 tweets! Enjoy! 1. The elevators took too long to get people places! Even if stairs are within…
Women Study MOOCs
The panel, titled “MOOCs, Boutique Subjects, and Marginal Approaches,” featured five college professors who expressed fear for the future of their humanities departments and courses because of the introduction of MOOCs, mostly from a feminist perspective.
Professors Scared of MOOCs
When asked whether the college system was broken and what factors contributed to both programs and pay getting cut by their colleges, several professors reacted with strong opinions.
MOOCs under the Microscope
At the MLA session, “Online Innovations: From Distance Learning to MOOC Madness,” professors from Carnegie Mellon, Rochester and Utah addressed a myriad of concerns about MOOCs.
Common Core Besieged @ MLA
Gerald Graff, a professor at the University of Illinois-Chicago, presented a defense of Common Core after author and educator Diane Ravitch strongly criticized the federal education curriculum.
Left-Wing Support Group
It’s odd watching a group of left-wing academics buck up each other’s spirits after they’ve encountered the cold, cruel world outside academe.
MLA Hates Common Core
When education reforms are attacked by both the Left and Right, maybe both sides have a good point.