Organizers had hoped to hold that the Wold Can’t Wait walkout and protest in more than 70 cities, 45 colleges and 75 high schools but looking at the reports on their websites they fell far short of those goals as well as the total number of demonstrators.
Perspectives
Field Trips
Political rallies seem to be displacing museum trips as class field trip venues.
Duquesne Downer
Normally one would expect that when attending a Catholic university that that the school would follow the teachings of the church on issues of abortion, homosexuality etc…
National History Day Bias
On August 1, Catholic League president William Donohue wrote to Cathy Gorn, executive director of National History Day (NHD), about the contents of a flier promoting its 2006 program.
Diversity Extravaganza at Chapel Hill
It’s the great conceit of modern liberalism that if good things are to happen, they have to be arranged by authorities.
Another Little Churchill
Move over, Ward Churchill — there is a professor who might be even more, er, controversial than you.
Blue Devils
According to some recently published data, educators at many of the nation’s top colleges and universities are heavy donors to Democratic candidates.
Grade A Failure?
In the great majority of courses at UNC-Chapel Hill, the average gradepoint is above 3.0 and in a few, it is 4.0, meaning that every student received an A. The question is whether that is a problem.
Affirmative Action Redux
In a recent column that I did on affirmative action, I committed a grievous error. In this one I elaborate upon that correction and try to raise some other questions about an ongoing controversy.
Stuck On Stupid
The next time you hear a journalism student, when asked why he or she wants to get into the profession, say they “want to make a difference,” cringe.