Despite ongoing criticisms about the racial achievement gap found in Advance Placement exam results, the College Board recently issued its annual report, asserting that minority academic proficiency is the responsibility of individual school districts, not AP test designers.
Articles By: Bethany Stotts
College Board Announces Increased College Readiness
The College Board announced that the number of high-school test-takers gaining a score of 3 or more on Advanced Placement tests has risen 3.5% nationwide over the last five years, and provided a list highly success and improving states.
Postmodern Epistemologies
Modern Language Association (MLA) professors attempted to answer questions about style and meaning by drawing upon postmodern academics, one of whom belongs to the radical “naturalist” Brights movement.
Sex Workers’ College Tour
In the wake of the departure of the president of the College of William and Mary over his scheduling of a sex workers’ art show, it is useful to know that the Flathats are not alone in their choice of extracurricular activities.
Shakespearian Dystopias
Shakespeare’s commentary on science and society was so profound that the famous author Aldous Huxley copied themes wholesale from the Tempest in order to construct the American dystopian classic A Brave World.
No Relation to Rhett
If all academic writing became infused with the “excitement” of Butler’s work, many outside the field would probably fail to recognize the change.
Ode To a Lost Decade
“The 1990’s witnessed a major transformation in the discourse of theory, with the rise of new figures, a shift in the works of others, and a new sexuality,” said University of Florida Professor Phillip Wegner.
Victimhood for All
The victim-oppressor dialectic of Marxist doctrine has long since penetrated the university, leading to both classes on Karl Marx and the inclusion of Marxist literary theory in the curriculum.
Above the Law
In a new twist on criminal sympathy, Professor April Miller argued that murder may serve as a means of female resistance against the “patriarchal machinery” that is the law.
Ecofeminist Perspectives
At the 2007 Modern Language Association Convention, Panelist Elizabeth McNeil of Arizona State University defined the goals of ecofeminism.
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Book Review: Is ‘The Dying Citizen’ a Prediction of America’s Future?
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