October 11, 2011
Student rudeness and uncouth classroom conduct are the stuff of legend these days, and it's frequently been covered at the Chronicle of Higher Education, Inside Higher Education, and elsewhere.
October 11, 2011
David Bass of the John Locke Foundation argues that the mania for putting as many people as possible in college has given us 26 year-olds in diapers (figuratively speaking).
October 11, 2011
History is large, a new book reminds us. But, Peter Wood writes, too often our study of it is small.
October 7, 2011
A large and growing number of law schools are being sued for misrepresenting data about the employment and earnings prospects of students who enroll.
October 7, 2011
This week student newspapers are writing about the Wall Street occupiers, Texas governor Perry
October 6, 2011
Peter Wood notes what a daunting task challenging "diversity" on campus can be these days, especially if you're selling cupcakes to make your point.
October 6, 2011
William Young examines the concept of individual responsibility in Western Civilization, and argues for its revival in contemporary America.
October 6, 2011
The fall 2011 issue of Academic Questions asks, "Is there a bubble in higher education?"
October 5, 2011
The news about free speech and free expression on college campuses these days is often depressing, but today, there's some good news, thanks to our friends at FIRE who've persuaded the UW/St......
October 5, 2011
Jason Fertig weighs the importance of teaching students to write against the other demands on faculty members' time.
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....
