Day: December 16, 2025

Public Money, Public Syllabi

Public universities exist to serve the public. That simple fact should settle the question of whether course syllabi ought to be publicly available. When taxpayers pay professors, the core materials of their teaching—the books they assign, the standards they apply, and the goals they claim—should not be treated as private property. The University of North […]

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Trump Justice Department Discontinues Disparate Impact Liability

On December 9, the Trump Justice Department issued a rule updating its Title VI regulations under the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The new rule eliminates disparate impact liability. This means that a program or decision-maker is no longer presumed guilty of racial discrimination simply because policies or decisions affect members of different racial or ethnic […]

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Academe Calls It Impostor Syndrome. Reality Calls It Inadequacy.

Within university hallways and faculty development workshops, one hears the same confession whispered with both shame and relief: “I feel like an impostor.” What was once a niche clinical observation has become the dominant framing for academic self-doubt. New professors are told that their uncertainty is a syndrome—a psychological malfunction that obscures their true capability. […]

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