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Education with a Vision: A Curriculum Worth Following

Sep 13, 2021 · Grattan Brown · Comments Off on Education with a Vision: A Curriculum Worth Following

At the start of students’ college careers, there are both good and bad unknowns. The good unknowns are the people they will meet, the different instructors, courses on subjects they … Continue reading “Education with a Vision: A Curriculum Worth Following”


Beauty and Wisdom: Renew the Culture by Restoring the Liberal Arts

Jul 30, 2021 · Jenna A. Robinson · Comments Off on Beauty and Wisdom: Renew the Culture by Restoring the Liberal Arts

Universities are in dire need of reform. They are too expensive; the classwork is too easy; the curriculum too unfocused. Too many students drop out or don’t care. Indeed, many … Continue reading “Beauty and Wisdom: Renew the Culture by Restoring the Liberal Arts”


Derek Bok’s Higher Expectations – Our Colleges Should Accomplish More

Jun 30, 2021 · Harry Lewis · Comments Off on Derek Bok’s Higher Expectations – Our Colleges Should Accomplish More

Former Harvard president Derek Bok has long lamented that our institutions of higher education largely underperform in their missions. He has now written another book making that argument. His Higher … Continue reading “Derek Bok’s Higher Expectations – Our Colleges Should Accomplish More”


University Decline: Hofstadter’s Warning Has Been Ignored

May 12, 2021 · Jay Schalin · Comments Off on University Decline: Hofstadter’s Warning Has Been Ignored

The 1960s were a turbulent period for academia, and we are still struggling with the repercussions of that turbulence today. Indeed, today’s “woke” campus is in many ways the result … Continue reading “University Decline: Hofstadter’s Warning Has Been Ignored”


Silenced by the Sheep: Academia’s New Censorship

Mar 17, 2021 · Bruce Gilley · Comments Off on Silenced by the Sheep: Academia’s New Censorship

The nation’s cultural elites have been gripped by an intense wave of moral panic since the January 6 riot at the United States Capitol. That panic has found expression in … Continue reading “Silenced by the Sheep: Academia’s New Censorship”


How the College Board Mangles the Teaching of History

Feb 19, 2021 · George Leef · Comments Off on How the College Board Mangles the Teaching of History

The College Board is a not-for-profit company that has a great deal of influence over American education. Its Scholastic Aptitude Test (the SAT) is the most widely used test for … Continue reading “How the College Board Mangles the Teaching of History”


Did You Know? The 1776 Report—a Half-Done Project

Jan 28, 2021 · Sumantra Maitra · Comments Off on Did You Know? The 1776 Report—a Half-Done Project

A short-lived report quickly torched by the new Biden administration provides a pathway for those who seek to return to a classical structure of higher education. The report, titled the … Continue reading “Did You Know? The 1776 Report—a Half-Done Project”


Universities Appease China, Ignore Human Rights Abuses

Aug 5, 2020 · Christopher Balding · Comments Off on Universities Appease China, Ignore Human Rights Abuses

Long the vanguard of liberal change, the American university now leads the appeasement of a hardened authoritarian China. The interest in promoting a broader community of scholars has given way … Continue reading “Universities Appease China, Ignore Human Rights Abuses”


Nancy MacLean Continues to Embarrass Duke, but Exposes its Double Standards

Mar 16, 2018 · George Leef · Comments Off on Nancy MacLean Continues to Embarrass Duke, but Exposes its Double Standards

Last year, Duke University History Professor Nancy MacLean became one of the country’s best-known academics for her book Democracy in Chains. That is not, however, to say that her book … Continue reading “Nancy MacLean Continues to Embarrass Duke, but Exposes its Double Standards”


A Letter to Conservatives: You Need College and College Definitely Needs You

Jan 27, 2017 · Clay Routledge · Comments Off on A Letter to Conservatives: You Need College and College Definitely Needs You

Dear conservative parents and students, First, I would like to address conservative parents. Lately, I hear many of you questioning whether you should send your kids to college. Maybe they … Continue reading “A Letter to Conservatives: You Need College and College Definitely Needs You”

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