For some time now, sages and scholars have been alleging that so-called “trigger warnings” curtail vigorous debate on campus. It turns out that the allegation is more than mere hyperbole. “In college debate, which, unlike…
Topic: The Chronicle of Higher Education
Right Turn in Academe?
A writer from The New Yorker actually noticed a political bias in academe: She claims it tilts right. Actually, Jane Mayer’s article, “How a Handful of Wealthy Reactionaries Tugged Academe to the Right,” which appeared…
Feminists Livid over Blog Post by Retired Professor
A medieval history expert, Allen Frantzen, has been blasted for his men’s rights blog post. Photo by /Sizemore/
Academic Millionaires
You can always count on Democratic candidates for president to bash millionaires, even while cultivating their friendship and support behind the scenes. Yet and still, what you are never likely to hear is their inclusion…
Truly Gun-Free Zones
There may be a solution to school shootings, but liberals might not want to hear it because it involves either calling the cops or carrying a gun. “Dr. J. Eric Dietz, director of Purdue University’s…
50% of College Graduates say College Education was Worth The Cost
As The Chronicle of Higher Education reported, only half of recent college graduates say their undergraduate education and cost were worth it: Only half of 30,000 college alumni polled for the Gallup-Purdue Index strongly agreed…
Law School Changed Tenure Policy to Fire Faculty, 2 Law Professors Allege
As the Chronicle for Higher Education reported: “Two tenured professors at the William Mitchell College of Law have sued the college, claiming it amended its tenure policy so it would be able to cut more…
Taxpayers Hurt by Tax-Exempt Endowments
As the Chronicle of Higher Education reported: “Most of the benefits, they say, result because endowments are exempt from capital-gains taxes. Mr. Klor de Alva, president of the Nexus center, and Mr. Schneider, a vice…
For-Profit Online College will Close
Jones International University, based in Colorado since its inception in 1993, will close its doors. From 2011 to 2014, reports say that enrollment dropped some 50%.
Progressive Calls for Immigration Control
Yes you read that right, and an academic one, no less, much to the consternation of the circles he travels in. “I’m a philosophy professor specializing in ethics and political philosophy, and like many of…