A new online initiative begun by the
University of Illinois, may give this Cinderella a more prominent place than it has had before.
Blacks in inner cities who have had enough of public schools are discovering they have other ways of escaping than through the vouchers that mostly white public officials are trying so desperately to curtail or control.
Read the articleThe head of a U. S. government task force on higher education suggests that if the Ivory Tower cannot get its act together, it may face a version of what the health care industry is confronting—HMOs.
Read the articleCollege athletes from James Madison University took their protests over Title IX sports regulations to the U. S. Department of Education and Accuracy in Academia correspondent Matthew Hickman was there.
Read the articleAlthough their presence ensures steady employment of the professoriat and an excuse for public officials to ratchet up spending on higher education, one might question whether a significant portion of college students should even bother signing up for post-secondary classes at all.
Read the articleR. Cort Kirkwood’s Real Men: Ten Courageous Americans to Know and Admire more than lives up to its title.
Read the articleAn editor at the American Federation of Teachers has issues with my recap of our conversation.
Read the articleIt turns out that the main forces blocking real affirmative action may be the very establishments that claim to want it the most—institutions of higher learning.
Read the articleIt turns out that the main forces blocking real affirmative action may be the very establishments that claim to want it the most—institutions of higher learning.
Read the articleAmericans may read this and find that it sounds familiar.
Read the articleGone are the days when class field trips were to museums and factories.
Read the articleWill a diverse college campus – where “diverse” means that there is at least a “critical mass” of students and faculty members who are regarded as being members of certain “underrepresented” groups – lead to better results than if the school did not make any effort at being “diverse?”
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