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Voices of Dissent
Faculty intimidation of students is as real as faculty intimidation of one another and both put a stranglehold on academic freedom.
Stalinism at the MLA
It seems that many English professors just can’t figure out why good men like Joseph Stalin are disliked nowadays. From the Modern Language Association 2005 convention held in Washington, D.C.
Big Brother in School
While parents may believe they have the sole right to teach their children about sex, at least one court has said otherwise and approved sex surveys being handed out to children without parental consent.
MLA Apologetics
Don’t expect red ink marking those comma splices and run-on sentences in your next English class. From the Modern Language Association 2005 convention held in Washington, D.C.
Administrators say No Problems at Temple
School administrators, professors and organizations denied political harrassment problems during academic freedom hearings which were held at Temple University, in Philadelphia on January 9 and 10.
Disabled by Definition
Looking for a job in a university English department? Come to the MLA convention and pitch an invented field of study and you’re in. From the Modern Language Association 2005 convention.
Temple on Trial
Two students came forward to testify about political harassment at Temple University during academic freedom hearings on January 9 and 10.
MLA Misinformation
English professors like to talk about current events and war for oil theories about Iraq, but rarely do they get their facts straight first. From the Modern Language Association 2005 convention held in Washington, D.C.
Wiley Woodward
Woodward needs to take a lesson from his won words when it comes to journalistic ethics.
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Why Schools Cost So Much
It is time for the State of Maryland to make it a top priority to find ways to build schools more cost-effectively. At the current pace of enrollment, it is expected that more than 30…
Time to End Federal Aid
Could the time to end federal aid to higher education have long passed? “The federal government has no constitutional authority to do anything with regard to higher education (or any level, for that matter),” George…
Global Warming on the Rocks
When it comes to evidence of global warming, who are you going to believe, your professors or the facts? “While it is common these days for politicians, journalists, and other observers to say the climate…
Jeb Bush and Common Core in 2016
As 2014 drew to a close, at least three probable contenders for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016 have taken fairly clear positions on the Common Core education reforms favored by the Obama Administration. Former…
Happy New Year!
My old alma mater—the University of Scranton—recently made the news with a year-old study on New Year’s resolutions. Richard Asa reported in the Chicago Tribune on December 16, 2014 that “a 2013 University of Scranton…
Programmers at CNES saw no reason to counter Israel criticism
After the holidays, when Congress prepares to reauthorize Title VI of the Higher Education Act, legislators should take a cold, hard look at the case of UCLA’s Center for Near East Studies (CNES), a recipient…
Jonathan Gruber’s Mini-Me’s
MIT economist Jonathan Gruber got his 15 weeks of fame in 2014 when videos surfaced in which he candidly admitted to deception, and a jaundiced view of American public opinion, while promoting Obamacare as it…
The Constitution: Dead or Alive?
If indeed there is a problem with the Constitution, perhaps it is that it is not being followed in a bipartisan fashion. Read about it in the latest issue of Accuracy in Academia’s monthly Campus Report newsletter.
Merry Christmas from us at AIA!
Accuracy in Academia would like to wish you and yours the merriest of Christmases and the happiest of new years!
Journalism Professor at Michigan Hates Republicans
A feminist professor of communications at the University of Michigan has become a laughingstock for a poorly-sourced column in a socialist newspaper about the academic basis for hating Republicans. In the article, Susan J. Douglas…
Book Review
Book Review: Is ‘The Dying Citizen’ a Prediction of America’s Future?
America’s ongoing and seemingly-constant crises have left Americans scrambling to find a sense of normalcy and safety. Just in time, to cut through the chaotic bombardment of conflicting messages and opinions while providing a voice…
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The Origins of Political Correctness
Emerson College: ‘Homosexual’ is Offensive to Gays so Stop Using It
Self-Identifying Marxist Professors Outnumber Conservatives as College Professors
Ayn Rand Reconsidered
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