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Beating the Kafka trap at GWU

May 21, 2023 · Letters to the Editor · Comments Off on Beating the Kafka trap at GWU

To the editor: Which is chicken and which the egg? IF we take as a given — as the law firm hired by GWU evidently does — that the BDS Movement sweeping through college campuses nationwide … Continue reading “Beating the Kafka trap at GWU”


A Title VI Complaint at George Washington University

Apr 26, 2023 · Ezra Meyer · Comments Off on A Title VI Complaint at George Washington University

In early January, news broke of a Title VI discrimination complaint filed against the George Washington University on behalf of an anonymous Jewish student. The allegations within the complaint were … Continue reading “A Title VI Complaint at George Washington University”


No, Academia, Title VI Funding Is Not for Your Pleasure

Sep 30, 2019 · Jay Schalin · Comments Off on No, Academia, Title VI Funding Is Not for Your Pleasure

A letter from the federal Department of Education has sparked yet another controversy on the campuses of Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. This time, … Continue reading “No, Academia, Title VI Funding Is Not for Your Pleasure”


The Diversity Distortion

Jul 17, 2019 · John Hasnas · Comments Off on The Diversity Distortion

In 1996, Alan Sokal, a professor of physics, submitted a hoax article to Social Text, a journal of postmodern cultural studies, which published it. Last year, in what became known … Continue reading “The Diversity Distortion”

More in Letters to the Editor

  • English departments are really dying May 21, 2023

    To the editor: Reading Mr. Phelps recent article, “Are English Departments Really Dying”, I was surprised by the conclusions he drew from the data he referenced at the U.S. Education … Continue reading “English departments are really dying”

  • Beating the Kafka trap at GWU May 21, 2023

    To the editor: Which is chicken and which the egg? IF we take as a given — as the law firm hired by GWU evidently does — that the BDS Movement sweeping through college campuses nationwide … Continue reading “Beating the Kafka trap at GWU”

  • Defaulting on the NC Teaching Fellows scholarship has drastic consequences Apr 2, 2023

    To the editor: My name is Kendra Wiggins and I am a former NC Teaching fellow recipient. I really appreciate this article highlighting some of the pitfalls of the program. … Continue reading “Defaulting on the NC Teaching Fellows scholarship has drastic consequences”

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