The academic left has painted itself into a peculiar corner. They urge the rejection of traditional grammar as chauvinistic, or, more frequently, “hegemonic.” Unfortunately for them, they eventually have to read papers by students who have previously been taught by teachers who also share this outlook.
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Dovish Deception
Alarmed at the very idea that military recruiters can make direct appeals to high school students, a prominent anti-war academic is making some misleading statements of his own.
Barbie Goes to College
Learn why Barbie is racist and earn college credit for it at Occidental College and Duke University.
MLA Marches On
Who is really attending the yearly MLA convention?
Deconstructing Ellen
When yet another distinguished (read, tenured) academic emerges from the Ivory Tower to defend institutions of higher learning from their, mostly, external, critics, that professor usually proves to be the latest poster child for what is wrong with American colleges and universities today.
Faculty Broadsides
College professors say the darndest things.
Faculty Broadsides
College professors say the darndest things.
Teaching and Reaching
Creative new approaches by professors to instill learning in college students are reaching them in unique ways.
King Kong Deconstructed
Checking the facts: no racial undertones in King Kong, although the academy may think they exist.
The F Word
Feminists in academia have many ideas about how to promote feminist activism, but they may not agree on what to call it.