This is a legitimate concern: An Albert Shanker Institute study has found that “[t]eachers of color continue to be underrepresented” in the United States, with, notably, nine large cities seeing drops in the number of…
Topic: academia
Black Professor Directed Racial Slurs at Colin Powell, Ben Carson
So much for tolerance for opposing viewpoints.
Maryland College Student Can’t Start a Conservative Club since There isn’t a Non-Conservative Club
The College Fix has the latest on this: Moriah DeMartino’s uphill climb was covered by Campus Reform last month and the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education this week. The Maryland school’s justification goes…
New Deal with a Stacked Deck
A high school teacher who has worked in Oregon and Manhattan is determined to pass on his history of the Great Depression. “By the end of Roosevelt’s first two terms in office, nonagricultural private-sector workers…
Professor who Defended Free Speech at Marquette Could be Fired Soon
John McAdams, Marquette professor, could be fired as soon as today, all for expressing academic freedom of speech.
University of California Regents Criticize Proposal for Ignoring Anti-Semitism
As the College Fix reported: The regents of the University of California system on Thursday roundly criticized a proposed “Statement of Principles Against Intolerance” brought before them for ignoring the many acts of anti-Semitism on…
Obama’s College Scorecard Ignores Conservative, Christian Colleges
Hillsdale and Grove City were not on the scorecard put out by Obama’s Department of Education.
Vandals Rearrange 9/11 Flag Display at Brandeis
Not a classy move, at all. The memorial was co-sponsored by conservatives and Democrat clubs on the college campus and it should not have been disturbed.
Common Core Disses Bilingual Education
The bad reviews of Common Core keep pouring in, and not just from the right of center. “Among bilingual educators there has been much debate about the Common Core State Standards (CCSS),” Jeff Bale writes…
Another College in Trouble for Promoting the Work of a Fake Native American
This time, it’s Dartmouth, a member of the prestigious Ivy League.