Purdue president Mitch Daniels’ efforts to keep Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States out of Indiana public schools while serving as governor of the state has drawn a predictable academic outcry.
Read the articleOn higher education, as on a host of issues, U. S. House Republicans offer unique criticisms, then wind up proposing solutions to crises that resemble those of the Democratic Party.
Read the articleThe beauty part about studying history by using primary sources is that you find that the real story is much more interesting than the comic book Robber Barons versions (think Howard Zinn) that garden variety professors like to pass on.
Read the articleAt least one college professor is looking at the Chicago teacher’s strike with envy.
Read the articleJohn Howard’s book America’s Best Colleges, Really? is a must-read for any American who is concerned about the future of America.
Read the articlePerhaps never is history has there been such a disconnect between what schools teach and what students need to know.
Read the article& seems to miss the point.
Read the articleRepublican presidential contender Herman Cain may catch more than the Washington establishment by surprise.
Read the articleDrawn from the profiles we’ve done of professors so far this year, we offer these pedagogues as proof that tenure doesn’t work.
Read the articleAccuracy in Academia’s sister organization, Accuracy in Media, has covered one-quarter of the faculty at the Columbia University School of Journalism and found them wanting.
Read the articleWith everybody but college professors acknowledging the left-wing bias in academia, the next question becomes, when did it start?
Read the articleTruly the major media have only scratched the surface, when they have even felt the itch, of the influence of radical left-wing groups in academia.
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