The rise of activist professors has shaped the culture in higher ed for decades. As activists have become more prominent, a familiar process has changed academic departments, pushing scholars out … Continue reading “Activist Academics Threaten the Integrity of Higher Ed”
How much of academia is infiltrated by activists? Some conservatives claim that “neo-Marxism” and its sister paradigms like feminist pedagogy, post-structuralism, and post-modernism have long infected certain departments in the … Continue reading “‘Witches’ and ‘Viruses:’ The Activist-Academic Threat and a Policy Response”
Many academic disciplines have gotten “woke” in recent years, especially in the humanities and social sciences. For the most part, this transformation has occurred in plain view as colleges created … Continue reading “How Political Ideology Is Pushing Religion Out of Religious Studies”
A certain anger at society seems to pervade the academy today. Hardly a week goes by without hearing about outraged students either demanding recompense for some perceived injustice or attempting … Continue reading “A Psychological Profile of the New Campus Activist”
Here’s why indoctrinating children makes perfect sense to postmodernists. Postmodernism is a sprawling movement centered on the conviction that the modern world’s most distinctive achievements—among them the rise of science, … Continue reading “Why Postmoderns Train—Not Educate—Activists”
There’s a monumental decision coming soon. Not one to decide the future of the nation, such as the midterm elections, but about an actual monument. The monument is Silent Sam, … Continue reading “The Chancellor’s Dilemma: Finding Silent Sam a Home”
By wide agreement of writing professors and composition scholars, new freshmen arrive not only ill-prepared for college writing but many show little improvement after four years of undergraduate education. In … Continue reading “How Political Indoctrination Destroyed the Promise of Learning in College Writing Courses”
Editor’s note: This is the third of a three-part series on faculty roles in higher education. Part I by Fabio Rojas is here and Part II by Jay Schalin is … Continue reading “Defining Faculty Roles: In Defense of the Activist-Scholar”
Editor’s note: This is the second of a three-part series on faculty roles in higher education. Part I by Fabio Rojas is here and Part III by John Wilson is … Continue reading “Defining Faculty Roles: Scholarship Only, Activism on Your Own Time”
Editor’s note: This is the first of a three-part series on faculty roles in higher education. Part II by Jay Schalin is here and Part III by John Wilson is … Continue reading “Defining Faculty Roles: Scholarship First, Activism Second”