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”
Remember the huge University of North Carolina athletics scandal, whereby the university’s athletics department managed to arrange for star football and basketball players to get preferential treatment to such an … Continue reading “How Does a University Advance an ‘Athlete-friendly’ Curriculum?”
Though college leaders constantly remind the public about the value of a college degree, graduates sometimes leave without important knowledge. As Americans celebrate the 4th of July holiday, it’s a … Continue reading “Colleges Reject Duty to Teach Liberty’s Framework”
The winds of change have blown through the University of North Carolina System’s Board of Governors in recent years. In a state historically dominated by the Democratic Party, the board … Continue reading “The Chairman of the Board Speaks”
The number of part-time and nontenure faculty continues to rise on campus as university officials try to cut costs. So does their dissatisfaction over wages and benefits, which is stirring … Continue reading “With Colleges Shifting to Adjuncts, Teaching Quality May Suffer”
This spring, graduates throughout America will exit their institutions with diplomas that signify little about real learning. But Wyoming Catholic College, my institution, is immune to this disconnect. When 31 … Continue reading “At This New College, Yes to Latin and Hiking but No to Cellphones and Federal Aid”
Law school faculties hold a sacred trust. We guard the outermost portals into the legal profession, a group that wields powers to shape society in profound and lasting ways. Several … Continue reading “Law Schools Guard Entry to the Profession and Should Teach Virtue”
Recently, a general education course at UNC-Chapel Hill, “Big-Time College Sports,” was canceled. This sparked controversy after the course’s professor, Jay Smith, argued that the class, which he had taught … Continue reading “Study Only What You Want? Not If You Want to Be Successful”
Legal education has become a surprisingly regular topic of news media for several years now. Most of this commentary has focused on enrollment and matriculation problems, bar passage rates, accreditation … Continue reading “Making Legal Education Great Again”
The American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) advises trustees and alumni about higher education issues, identifies “oases of [educational] excellence,” and examines graduation requirements at various colleges to answer … Continue reading “A New College Makes the (ACTA) Grade”