Academics

Future leaders in business, government, and civil society need more than just job skills. The following articles defend the value of liberal education, with a focus on academic quality and rigor, fundamental knowledge, and the ideas that have shaped Western Civilization. They also scrutinize academic programs that have departed from these ideals in the name of progressive ideology.

The Culture Chasm at UNC

Oct 6, 2009 ·

Selections for a lecture series on “Renewing the Western Tradition” reveal the radically differing perspectives of academics and the rest of us.

Trouble-Makers for Truth

Oct 4, 2009 ·

In an interview, Stephen C. Zelnick defends the great writers of the past and explains how a group he co-founded is keeping students reading them.

A Close Call

Oct 2, 2009 ·

That wonderful feeling of freedom in your freshman year needs to be tempered by a sense of responsibility.