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The Scott Gerber case at Ohio Northern University is a new low for campus politicization.
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The Scott Gerber case at Ohio Northern University is a new low for campus politicization.
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Morgan Bettinger’s lawsuit against the University of Virginia deserves close attention.
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Morgan Bettinger’s lawsuit against the University of Virginia deserves close attention.
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Comparing reforms at UNC-Chapel Hill and Washington & Lee.
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Comparing reforms at UNC-Chapel Hill and Washington & Lee.
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This week, Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) introduced two campus free speech initiatives: A resolution condemning compelled speech on college campuses and the Campus Free Speech Restoration Act.
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This week, Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) introduced two campus free speech initiatives: A resolution condemning compelled speech on college campuses and the Campus Free Speech Restoration Act.
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A new survey reveals surprisingly positive attitudes in the wake of the pandemic.
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A new survey reveals surprisingly positive attitudes in the wake of the pandemic.
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The UNC System may need to trim some fat.
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The UNC System may need to trim some fat.
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Universities’ profligate spending habits have caught up with them after substantial losses in student enrollments due to COVID-19.
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Universities’ profligate spending habits have caught up with them after substantial losses in student enrollments due to COVID-19.
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The Chronicle of Higher Education recently released a report decrying the politicization of public higher education governance
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The Chronicle of Higher Education recently released a report decrying the politicization of public higher education governance
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Fifteen years ago, American higher education was beset with serious problems, especially rising costs, politicization of the curriculum, the mania over diversity, and falling academic standards.`
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Fifteen years ago, American higher education was beset with serious problems, especially rising costs, politicization of the curriculum, the mania over diversity, and falling academic standards.`
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After years of expansion, Communist Party-funded Confucius Institutes have seen the tide turn against them at American colleges.
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After years of expansion, Communist Party-funded Confucius Institutes have seen the tide turn against them at American colleges.
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Because of the biased media coverage of Title IX, most Americans still believe that its expansion is about protecting women and minorities.
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Because of the biased media coverage of Title IX, most Americans still believe that its expansion is about protecting women and minorities.
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Americans used to relish good debates. The debates between Senator Stephen Douglas and his challenger Abraham Lincoln in 1858 were transcribed and widely read.
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Americans used to relish good debates. The debates between Senator Stephen Douglas and his challenger Abraham Lincoln in 1858 were transcribed and widely read.
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As recently as the 1980s, conservative political leaders often saw the need to allow immigrants, including undocumented immigrants, to be full-fledged participants in American institutions, including education.
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As recently as the 1980s, conservative political leaders often saw the need to allow immigrants, including undocumented immigrants, to be full-fledged participants in American institutions, including education.
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In 2017, the North Carolina legislature passed House Bill 527 (now State Law 2017-196) in order to foster free, open inquiry in the state's colleges and universities
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In 2017, the North Carolina legislature passed House Bill 527 (now State Law 2017-196) in order to foster free, open inquiry in the state's colleges and universities
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When it comes to defending themselves against accusations, college students are fighting an uphill battle
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When it comes to defending themselves against accusations, college students are fighting an uphill battle
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American campuses have drifted away from academia and toward administration
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American campuses have drifted away from academia and toward administration
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Vice President Mike Pence spoke to the graduating class of Notre Dame, drawing attention to the loss of free speech on American campuses. He denounced the “noxious wave that seems to be rushing over much of academia
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Vice President Mike Pence spoke to the graduating class of Notre Dame, drawing attention to the loss of free speech on American campuses. He denounced the “noxious wave that seems to be rushing over much of academia
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In their Atlantic article, “The Coddling of the American Mind,” Jonathan Haidt and Greg Lukainoff identified a troubling development on American campuses
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In their Atlantic article, “The Coddling of the American Mind,” Jonathan Haidt and Greg Lukainoff identified a troubling development on American campuses
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College officials have cultivated a nice image for themselves-scholarly people who care deeply about providing the best possible education for their students
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College officials have cultivated a nice image for themselves-scholarly people who care deeply about providing the best possible education for their students
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Nowhere is the adage "personnel is policy" truer than in the federal education bureaucracy
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Nowhere is the adage "personnel is policy" truer than in the federal education bureaucracy
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Last month, PEN America, the U.S. branch of an international organization, published a strong defense of free speech on college campuses
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Last month, PEN America, the U.S. branch of an international organization, published a strong defense of free speech on college campuses
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The rise of the Black Lives Matter movement in 2013, along with the massacre of nine black churchgoers last summer in Charleston, South Carolina, created racial hysteria and gave rise to an anti-intellectual movement that has now extended to American campuses
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The rise of the Black Lives Matter movement in 2013, along with the massacre of nine black churchgoers last summer in Charleston, South Carolina, created racial hysteria and gave rise to an anti-intellectual movement that has now extended to American campuses
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Are the humanities in trouble on American campuses? That is certainly the impression one gets from the media today; articles in publications of both left and right describe the increasing flight from the humanities into other disciplines.
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Are the humanities in trouble on American campuses? That is certainly the impression one gets from the media today; articles in publications of both left and right describe the increasing flight from the humanities into other disciplines.
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Grade inflation is rampant on American campuses. According to a study by Stuart Rojstaczer and Christopher Healy, A’s represent 43 percent of all grades awarded today—up from 15 percent in 1960.
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Grade inflation is rampant on American campuses. According to a study by Stuart Rojstaczer and Christopher Healy, A’s represent 43 percent of all grades awarded today—up from 15 percent in 1960.
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Last month, six student government members at the University of California at Irvine voted to ban the American flag in some parts of campus. And although the ban was overturned, thousands of professors and students across California signed a letter supporting the flags removal.
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Last month, six student government members at the University of California at Irvine voted to ban the American flag in some parts of campus. And although the ban was overturned, thousands of professors and students across California signed a letter supporting the flags removal.
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"Academia is American liberals' sanctuary, their fortress, their source. By controlling the campuses, the Left is able to control much of the nation's intellectual debate," said my colleague Jay Schalin at last year's State Policy Network convention.
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"Academia is American liberals' sanctuary, their fortress, their source. By controlling the campuses, the Left is able to control much of the nation's intellectual debate," said my colleague Jay Schalin at last year's State Policy Network convention.
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At Modesto Junior College on September 17, 2013, an ordinary thing happened on what, by all accounts, is an ordinary college campus. A student, Robert Van Tuinen, was told to stop handing out literature on campus in violation of campus rules.
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At Modesto Junior College on September 17, 2013, an ordinary thing happened on what, by all accounts, is an ordinary college campus. A student, Robert Van Tuinen, was told to stop handing out literature on campus in violation of campus rules.
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This year, a plan for a "gender-neutral" housing complex at UNC-Chapel Hill drew lots of attention, first from the state legislature, and then from the university system's governing body, the UNC Board of Governors. The plan was intended to permit gay, lesbian, bi-sexual, or transgendered...
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This year, a plan for a "gender-neutral" housing complex at UNC-Chapel Hill drew lots of attention, first from the state legislature, and then from the university system's governing body, the UNC Board of Governors. The plan was intended to permit gay, lesbian, bi-sexual, or transgendered...
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Among the Pope Center’s complaints about higher education is that professors devote much of their time to research that adds little or nothing to our understanding of the world...
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Among the Pope Center’s complaints about higher education is that professors devote much of their time to research that adds little or nothing to our understanding of the world...