Suppose you’re a donor interested in steering a college in a more sensible direction with your grants. Many questions will arise with the restrictions you put on your aid. Can … Continue reading “Feminist College Funders and the Problem of Donor Intent”
“I’m hoping Dr. Jill becomes the surgeon general, his wife. Joe Biden’s wife. She would never do it, but, yeah, she’s a hell of a doctor. She’s an amazing doctor,” … Continue reading “Jill Biden and the Doctoring of Doctoral Degrees for Nondoctors”
For most of the past century, the United States was the pre-eminent nation in science and technology. The evidence for that is beyond dispute: Since 1901, American researchers have won … Continue reading “The Intellectual and Moral Decline in Academic Research”
The University of North Carolina system boasts a diverse set of institutions. There are many ways in which the 16 schools differ: size, geography, research intensity, curriculum, and student characteristics. … Continue reading “Did You Know? Parental Income Across UNC Schools”
Editor’s Note: This article is adapted from the 1910 introduction to The Harvard Classics by Charles W. Eliot, a long-serving president of Harvard and an advocate of a liberal arts … Continue reading “The 20th-Century Idea of a Cultivated Man”
In 2016, the University of Texas won the case over its use of racial preferences (Fisher v. Texas), but the Supreme Court did not rule that all racial preference plans … Continue reading “The Latest Affirmative Action Suit May Succeed Where Others Failed”