Academics are upset that they don’t get as many chances as they would like to contribute to U. S. foreign policy. Maybe that’s a good thing. On the one hand, most of them opposed the…
Topic: Europe
How the British Can Leave the EU
This probably won’t be covered in many International Relations courses. The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) issued a study that outlines a roadmap for the United Kingdom’s (UK) exit from the European Union (EU), entitled “Cutting…
New AP European History Curriculum Ignores Winston Churchill
Snubbing Winston Churchill in the new AP European History. This is textbook historical revisionism by the Left.
Is It Really Worth Paying $675 Billion for U.S. Education?
From the Carolina Journal: “NEA researchers estimate that the United States will spend just under $675 billon on public education this school year. To put that figure in perspective, public school spending alone is roughly equal to the gross domestic product of Switzerland, the 20th-largest economy in the world.”
Too Much ‘Eurocentric’ Curriculum, Boston College Students Allege
Too “Eurocentric“?! Really?! Students at Boston College (BC) are petitioning administrators to change the school’s core history requirement because it is too “Eurocentric.” “After careful analysis of the core curriculum at Boston College, we, the…
Health Care in Academia vs. the Real World
Four Harvard University students won the annual Econometrics World Championship (also known as the Econometric Game) in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The annual event is organized by the University of Amsterdam and the VSAE (Association of…
Bootstrapping Broads: Talking Feminism
Harriet Beecher Stowe, European gardens and gender bias were discussed in a recent Modern Language Association (MLA) panel at their annual convention held this year in Austin, Texas. The panel, entitled, “Bootstrapping Broads: On the…
Are American Universities Overrated?
It’s a great read on whether European or Chinese universities are better than the American institutions, after recent controversies on American college campuses.
Problems with the Finland Education Model
Good take on why the Finnish education model may not work in the U.S.
British PhD Candidate says Middle Ages-Themed Video Games “Legitimizes” White Supremacy
Apparently there’s a thing called video games lecturer? College Fix reported: “PhD candidate at the University of Leeds (UK) and video game lecturer Victoria Coopercomplains that video games are commandeering the Middle Ages — that…