To the editor: “Citational Justice”?? Why bother? A citation is only an indication that Dubious Author 2 relied upon Dubious Author 1 to construct his own particular something by using … Continue reading “The dilemma of “citational justice””
To the editor: Thank you for sharing this perceptive essay. The recent emergence of DEI hierarchy is becoming the predominant issue not only across higher education, but in corporate governance … Continue reading “The practice of DEI needs to be examined”
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”
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”
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”
I believe that Professor Vedder (“American Colleges Are Committing Suicide“) is right on the mark in his critique except for one thing: his insinuation that instructors/professors use the classroom as … Continue reading “Professors don’t use the classroom for political conversion”
To the editor: I am one of the “left wing ideologues” Professors who Prof Vedder blames for the self destruction of American Higher Eduction. And guess what? I agree with … Continue reading “A leftist professor agrees: “Since when is debt ‘financial aid?’””
To the editor: M.I.T. requires all freshmen, regardless of their intended major, to take 2 semesters of calculus, 2 semesters of physics (and if you don’t pass the calculus, you … Continue reading “Admissions standards at M.I.T”
To the editor: You are very good at spreading your ideas, but not very good at soliciting responses. Politicizing science is terrible, but what about my war against politicizing history? … Continue reading “The politicization of history”
Oh, the games we play, the webs we weave, to try to back-door justify through a series of buzz-word gymnastics ‘Admissions Selectivity’. Of course we all already know — 100% … Continue reading “Against “The Case Against Admissions Selectivity””
