Perspectives

Although rarely mentioned in any college courses on Africa, the Reverend Ndabaningi Sithole is literally the father of African Nationalism, the title of a book that he wrote in 1959.

Undergraduate Andrew Connors comments on the state of affairs at the University of Virginia, where a student was asked to leave a university-sponsored event because of his skin color.

Some professors not only have erroneous knowledge of their own subjects but also feel obligated to preach about that which they do not know.

Making its break from reality official, the American Association of University Professors named as its new chief a college administrator who is famous for sponsoring conferences on sex at a state university.

We don’t have to worry about our college graduation rate. We do have to worry about what happens before students get to college.

Our 40th president summed up a problem in American education today in words worth reading, along with one of his simple solutions.

“How come we don’t have an intifada in this country?” asked Dr. Hatem Bazian of the University of California at Berkeley.

A philosophy scholar looks at the current state of academia and offers some suggestions for battling PC orthodoxy.

Although several studies show that today’s students know less than their 1950s counterparts, the number of “A” grades awarded has increased dramatically.

“You are not an individual,” a Georgia Tech student is told by her professor. “You did not make it here on your own, but because of society.”

A Villanova student takes a look at the wave of anti-American propaganda she sees around her.

Mention the classics on college campuses today and you are lucky if you get references to Coca-Cola or cars—and that’s in the faculty lounges and administration offices.