When an Ivy League school breaks with its storied past by introducing a degree for nontraditional students, the relevance for other institutions of higher learning can’t be overlooked. In 2016, … Continue reading “An Ivy League Degree for Nontraditional Students”
In 2018, the Supreme Court overturned the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, which prohibited states from allowing legal gambling. Since then, 36 states have legalized sports betting, and 26 … Continue reading “Colleges Are Gambling with Students’ Lives”
As long as college students are considered entitled customers, their complaints about their professors will be taken seriously by administrators. That’s because happy students boost college applications, affect the closely-watched … Continue reading “Who’s to Blame When Students Fail a Course?”
The pandemic has affected numerous aspects of daily life. Included among these are how students and faculty relate and respond to each other on campus. With many classes going virtual … Continue reading “Do American Undergraduates Still Respect Their Professors?”
Heterodox Academy recently released findings from its Campus Expression Survey, which sheds light on how comfortable students feel discussing hot-button issues on campus. Here are some of the survey’s key … Continue reading “Did You Know? Results of New Campus Expression Survey”
One of the stories in my new book, The Dumbest Generation Grows Up: From Stupefied Youth to Dangerous Adults is that of the changed status of undergraduates and professors. They … Continue reading “The Professors Made Their Bed”
One of the most important aspects of our society is educating our children to properly function within it. While the education system is centered around the “core” academics, research in … Continue reading “‘Core’ Academics Neglect Social, Emotional Learning—Music Education Can Change That”
Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series. In May of 2020, my wife and I took our retirement after more than 30 years of teaching college, the … Continue reading “Leaving the Blight of Higher Education: Part I–Farewell, Students”
Three universities in North Carolina host chapters of the Chinese Students and Scholars Association, a group with ties to the Chinese government. According to a May article in Campus Reform, … Continue reading “Did You Know? Chinese Government Influence at North Carolina Colleges”
Students are paying a higher price tag for college, but is the quality of their education also increasing, or at least staying stable? A lot of indicators suggest “no.” During … Continue reading “Did You Know? The Ignorance of College Graduates”