Amid years of reports that Georgetown’s Middle East Studies program was being compromised by apologists for violent extremists, if not outright terrorists, the school has, if anything, doubled down on its approach.
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Why Johnny Can’t Write, 2017
If you wonder why college graduates can’t write, you might take a look at what their composition teachers cogitate over.
Could Sexual Harassment Revelations Rock Academia?
It appears that the Ivory Tower is not immune as observers place bets on who will be the next big shot to fall in what could be called The Pig Pool.
Was Bin Laden Misunderstood Too?
A California State University professor seems to think one of his mentors was.
Norfolk School Disses Parent’s Rights
A concerned parent in Norfolk who got no response from her daughter’s school decided to send a recorder to school to determine whether the nine-year-old girl was being bullied. Now the mom faces legal pushback for exercising her parental rights.
Professors Weigh In On Tax Bill
Well, that didn’t take long.
Charles Manson: An Academic Question
Less well known is the admiration he engendered in an academic icon–Bernardine Dohrn.
Portland School District May Bypass Parents In Maine
The Portland, Maine School District may move to take the usurpation of parental authority to a new level.
Historian Advises Academic Dissidents
When advising conservatives about how to navigate liberal-dominated academia, he counsels them to choose “a dissertation topic that’s totally non-ideological … ” and to omit experiences from their resume that reveal their conservatism when they’re seeking employment in higher education.
Seventh-Grader Forced to Change ‘Fake News’ T-Shirt Before CNN Tour
A seventh-grade student in Georgia was forced to change out of a “Fake News” T-shirt before going a class trip to tour CNN’s headquarters in Atlanta. The shirt had the letters FNN emblazoned on the front with…