Should UNC-Chapel Hill, the flagship university of North Carolina, represent the diversity of the state? That is a question that seems to be on many minds. Because diversity does offer … Continue reading “UNC’s Diversity Challenge”
We learned about the complexities and mysteries of artificial intelligence, the uses of innovative statistical analyses that could improve policing, and the Confucian roots of Xi’s totalitarianism. We discussed the … Continue reading “A New Way to Hire Great Faculty”
If you are up on the latest trends in academia, you’ll know that “institutional neutrality” is in the news as more universities consider or adopt it. In my view, this … Continue reading “In Praise of Institutional Neutrality in Academia”
In 2015, a headline on the satirical news website The Onion read, “College Encourages Lively Exchange of Idea.” The subhead? “Students, Faculty Invited to Freely Express Single Viewpoint.” A few … Continue reading “The Lively Exchange of “Idea””
The kerfuffle over the relative merit of forcing “viewpoint neutrality” in history classrooms puzzles me. No wonder: Although an historian by Ph.D., I have taught mostly economics for almost three … Continue reading “Try Humble, Positive Modeling, Not Neutrality”
Last year, I signed Freedom Conservatism’s “Statement of Principles,” a call to “apply the timeless principles of liberty to the challenges of the 21st century.” I did so primarily because … Continue reading “Why I Support Freedom Conservatism’s Principles”
To the editor: Viewpoint-Neutral teaching is a sop. It does nothing; it is nothing; it achieves nothing. And, at the end, students have learned nothing. This nullity is inevitable because … Continue reading “Letter to the Editor: Viewpoint-neutral teaching is a sop”
The October 7 Hamas mass-murder of Israelis highlighted the academics around the world who have a soft spot for Jew-killers, as well as how their bigotry’s gotten into everything they … Continue reading “How the AHA Killed Viewpoint-Neutral Teaching”
California’s higher-education system, beset by alarming acts of hate, intimidation, and bigotry on its campuses (e.g., anti-Israel and anti-Jewish protests), has launched a series of initiatives. Among them is an … Continue reading “Viewpoint-Neutral Teaching Isn’t Enough”
Student organizations play a major role in shaping a campus environment outside of the classroom. Students’ participation in athletics, activism, extra-curricular learning, events, and other activities is typically organized by … Continue reading “Student-Organization Funding Must Be Viewpoint-Neutral”