When you fine tune the studies on Head Start, the program’s shortcomings only become more readily apparent.
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Academics Find Conservatives Have Purpose In Life
And they’re scratching their heads trying to figure out why.
Beauty Deconstructed
And from an academic world that encounters it too rarely.
UnKoch Loses To Classic Koch In Court
But to their credit, the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) did not try to put a big happy face on it.
KU Takes Down Desecrated American Flag
But don’t expect other universities to follow suit.
Backlash Against Kavanaugh Supporters In Academe
Well it didn’t take long for the purge in the academic gulag to begin.
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Deconstructing Brett Kavanaugh
While reporters, activists and Senate staffers dissect Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s life and letters, we did our own reconnaissance.
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Loving Limits Is Constitutional
It’s always refreshing to run across an essay by an academic historian who actually has something to say. It’s also exceedingly rare. “More than 240 years removed from the Declaration of Independence, many Americans on…
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McAdams Vindicated
The Wisconsin Supreme Court decided against Marquette University in its ongoing legal battle with John McAdams, the professor it fired for publicly rebuking a graduate assistant for forcing her opinions on her class.
Hispanic Professor Vs. Hispanic Students
At the University of Michigan they seem to be at odds. “A professor at Michigan State University is alleging that Latino students perpetuate “colorblind racism” due to their commitment to meritocracy and free market values,”…
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Visiting Speakers Praise Venezuela’s Socialist Dictator, Despite Evidence of Authoritarianism
Two visiting professors at Scripps College praised Venezuela’s despotic and socialist leader, Nicolas Maduro.
Cal Polytechnic to Spend $243,000 on Diversity Consultant
Cal Poly is hiring a diversity consultant for the tune of $243,000 and he will be required to be on-site for only 15 of the 38 days, which is the duration of the contract.
Brandeis University Holds Week of Social Justice Events
Brandeis University is holding its annual weeklong festival on social justice, complete with themes such as boycotting Wendy’s fast food restaurants and reading the Torah from a transgender perspective.
South Dakota State University Struggles to Enroll Students in Gender Studies Minor
South Dakota State University, which recently changed its women’s studies program to include ‘gender’ in its title, is struggling in its enrollment of the women’s and gender studies minor.
Belmont University Embarrassed by Visiting Speaker’s Anti-Trump Message, Profane Song Lyric
A Middle Tennessee State University professor was a guest speaker at Belmont University in Tennessee, and apparently went off-script and criticized President Trump and played music with vulgar language.
Community College Fires Professor after Nazi Salute
A community college fired an assistant professor after he gave a Nazi salute during a meeting about the Connecticut college system’s consolidation plans.
Lapse in Funding Affects 30 State Department-Sponsored Palestinian Students
A State Department-funded program will lapse, leaving about thirty Palestinian students in limbo at American universities in the Middle East region.
Private Vermont College Closes Even After Trying Almost Every Reform Possible
Green Mountain College, located in the small town of Poultney, Vermont, will close this year in the spring. The college is a typical small-enrollment liberal arts institution, and had invested more in developing its graduate…
University Researchers Create App to Battle ‘Implicit Biases’
A new app developed by university researchers aims to help teachers eliminate their “implicit biases” about students.
Duke Students can Miss Classes without Giving a Reason
Duke University students no longer have to give a reason why they miss classes, according to a policy change by the university.