June 4, 2015
Philosophy professor Jack Kerwick writes that the purpose of education is not traditionalism, careerism, or activism, but what he calls "conversationalism."
June 3, 2015
A group of prominent scholars has organized to challenge revisions to the Advanced Placement U.S. History course.
June 2, 2015
Higher education should train students to think for themselves, not resort to a pre-set path set by those who seek to manipulate behavior.
June 2, 2015
A group of historians write that the new AP U.S. History framework neglects the civic purpose of history education.
May 26, 2015
Today's college admission process tells students that race matters more than hard work.
May 26, 2015
Prince Ea's "Dear Future Generations" video is moving, but it neglects some important facts.
May 25, 2015
Divestment activism has failed. Universities are learning that sanctions rarely accomplish anything.
May 22, 2015
Elites claim their education reforms benefit the poor. But the closing of Corinthian Colleges and higher education's adjustment to Common Core do more harm than good.
May 22, 2015
America used to think civics education was crucial to their citizenship. Now it is either avoided or a chore.
May 20, 2015
It doesn't take much to be accused of being a climate change "denier." You don't even have to deny climate change.
May 7, 2024
The mobs desecrating the American flag, smashing windows, chanting genocidal slogans—this always was the end game of the advocates of the right to protest, action civics, student activ......
March 9, 2024
Claireve Grandjouan, when I knew her, was Head of the Classics Department at Hunter College, and that year gave a three-hour Friday evening class in Egyptian archaeology....
April 20, 2024
By all means, pursue your noble dream of improving the condition of humanity through your research and teaching. Could I do it all again, I would, but I would do things very differently....
May 15, 2015
A look at the double standard that has arisen regarding racism, illustrated recently by the reaction to a black professor's biased comments on Twitter....
October 12, 2010
What does it mean to be Latino? Are only Latin American people Latino, or does the term apply to anyone whose language derived from Latin?...
September 21, 2010
A reader asks, "If Elohim refers to multiple 'gods,' then Yhwh Elohim really means Lord of Gods...the one of many, right?" A Hebrew expert answers....
