Were he alive today, the father of our country might look askance at the city, and especially the university in it, that bears his name.
Perspectives
Higher Ed and the Democrats
If anyone ever doubted that academia is full of leftists or Democrats the latest report from the Center for Responsive Politics covering the 2005-2006 election cycle should put all arguments on the matter to rest.
Cross of William and Mary
The cross in Wren Chapel at the historic College of William
and Mary was removed last month from the altar and placed in a closet,
because the President of the College was afraid it may offend non-Christians.
American History Inside Out
A look at views of how American history is taught from within the academy differs radically from the perspective that you get from so-called outsiders and helps to show why the latter make more reliable historians than the former.
Wayne State & Wadie Said
StandWithUs recently learned from Jewish students at Wayne State that anti-Israel hostility has escalated on campus, and that the University may appoint Wadie Said, known for his anti-Israel views, to the law school faculty.
Cowardice at Dartmouth
Last week Dartmouth College’s Director of Athletics and Recreation Josie Harper wrote a letter published in The Dartmouth apologizing for “offer the support of the athletics department in playing a leading role to combat racial, ethnic and sexist ignorance and intolerance on our campus.”
The Name Game
Is resistance to sports team names innate or learned?
Fuzzy Academic Math
Researchers from Johns Hopkins deliver an estimate of Iraqi war dead so off the mark that they may want to consider continuing education.
Professor Promotes State Department Sellout
Find out why Alberto Fernandez might be the only Bush Administration official welcome on any college campus.
College Rust Out
Concern that American college students may not be learning much during their years in school is not new; nor is it confined to conservative think tanks.