The Invention of ‘Systemic Racism’
…Princeton’s faculty immediately and exponentially by hiring more faculty of color.” The signatories of the letter are both students and professors—most of whom are in the humanities and very few…
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Reality-Based Research on Racism Now Under Assault in Academia
Academic freedom is under assault. Faculty are being told that their research and courses must promote a particular ideology: that racial disparities are due to racism, rather than other causes,…
Murders, Riots, and Liberal Education
…were shut down by violent protests, St. John’s peacefully continued to practice the liberal arts. Rather than indulge themselves in a riot, the students and faculty organized extracurricular seminars to…
Can the Integrity of Our Colleges Be Restored?
Half a century ago, our colleges and universities were liberal in their orientations and policies. Generally, they treated students and staff as individuals who were judged by their academic achievements…
‘Social Justice’ Ideology Is Damaging American Values
…participating in an expletive-filled faculty list-serve discussion denouncing Amy Wax, an embattled University of Pennsylvania law professor, should count toward the “intellectual labor” of minority faculty and be included in…
The Campus Tendency to Extremism
…many professors and administrators to be “an indisputably correct consensus.” Diversity officers were hired to ensure “subordination—of students and faculty alike—to an entrenched dogma.” Many self-identified “liberal” professors, in fact,…
Guilty of Cultural Appropriation in an ‘Insensitive’ Facebook Post
…October 31st. The rest—the liberal kids who generally behave well and don’t want to offend anyone but don’t think it’s such a big deal if a guy downs a beer…
At Some Colleges, It’s OK to Be White Again
…persons who posted flyers saying “It’s OK to Be White.” He says if they are students or faculty, they will face the “severest disciplinary actions, including dismissal as well as…
When 29 Courses on Black Writing Isn’t Enough at Williams
…on our part, let’s be wary of accusing humanities professors at prestigious northeastern liberal arts institutions of liberal bias and identity politics. Oh, they talk a good game, sure, and…
Washington State Voters Reject Affirmative Action, Again
…Microsoft and other large corporations, labor unions, the university leadership and faculties, cultural organizations, rich urban and suburban liberals — more than half the voters strongly opposed the campaign of…
College Summer Reading: A Mandated Dive Into ‘Oppressed Minorities’
…highly ranked colleges and universities, including two-thirds of the top 100 universities in the nation and one-third of the top 100 liberal arts colleges. They do little better than Lackawanna….
Should False Rape Reports Be Punished?
…by the Prophets Hillary Clinton, past presidential nominee of the Democrat Party, and current Prime Minister of Canada, representing the Liberal Party, as well as by the High Priestesses of…
Has Harvard Lost Its Taste for Western Civilization?
The official greeting of Harvard president Larry Bacow to the members of the Harvard Community — a typical welcome to new students, faculty, and parents — has touched a political…
The Garden of College Excellence Is Growing Weeds
…protests over right-wing speakers on campus and demands for trigger warnings and other protections from unwelcome (i.e., conservative) provocations by faculty, administrators, and other sources; curricular disputes; admissions and financial…
Columbia Adds Multiculturalism to Core Curriculum
…and identity politicians to dominate the curriculum. They want every inch of it for themselves. Forget the talk of diversity and pluralism. Any conservative, liberal, or libertarian who believes that…
Intimidation-Produced Silence at Stanford
…faculty. They simply self-censor; they keep their mouths shut.” [The Assault on Free Thought] Another Stanford law professor, the conventionally liberal Ralph Richard Banks, agrees that conversations about “such sensitive…
As Alaska Slashes Funds to Higher Education, Will Other States Follow?
…and faculty exodus.” In a state that already has shortages of highly skilled labor, such departures would be damaging. But is the Faculty Senate engaged in a classic strategy of…
When Radical Ideologies Corrupt Universities
…for this fascinating glimpse behind the scenes. Evergreen academics can be seen meekly and repeatedly submitting to ideological manipulation and on a number of occasions terrified senior faculty offer transparently…
Word by Word, SJW’s Are Changing America
It is not news that “social justice” ideology, supported by its pillars of “diversity,” “inclusion,” and “equality of results,” has replaced liberal democratic culture in our government, university, and business…
Before You Donate to Your Alma Mater…
Colleges and universities can be relentless in pursuing their graduates for donations. They publish alumni magazines with glowing accounts of their faculty, students, and alumni, sponsor “Alumni Weekends” to show…
How Nine Universities Pander to Campus Radicals
…end, University president Gerard Clancy is demolishing the university’s signal intellectual strength—its liberal arts program. We know about this mainly because Jacob Howland, a philosophy professor at the University of…
Why Don’t More College Leaders Back Free Speech?
…a group of “progressive” students and faculty members objected to allowing him to speak. They complained about Legutko’s criticism of multiculturalism, feminism, and homosexuality. Therefore, to the opponents, he was…
How Diversity Training Widens the Gulf Among the Races
Two students wore blackface at the University of Tennessee in a Snapchat image with a racist caption. The University is responding by putting tens of thousands of students, faculty, and…
The Looming Danger for Dissident Professors
…well aware of the possible ramifications of sharing their views and fear professional repercussions for disagreeing with their liberal faculty and administrative colleagues. [How ‘Social Justice’ Undermines True Diversity] Although…
The Bullying and Silencing of Students
…among many varied items that my ‘position at the College be put up to tenure review to a panel of the Diaspora Coalition and at least three faculty members of…
Why Not Create a Great Conservative University?
…But if it is not open to those ideas, it cannot be a truly liberal institution.” Apparently, since conservatives need to concentrate on fighting leftist regulations and leftist ideas, conservative…
Would a New Conservative University Level the Field?
…be oriented by an intellectual mission rather than an ideological agenda.” Berkowitz: “the creation of a conservative-friendly university embodying the spirit of liberal education [is] an enticing prospect.” Skip Conservative…
How Diversity Hijacked History 101 and All the Humanities
…a recent commentary at insidehighered.com worthy of notice. It bears a promising title: “Shrinking liberal arts programs raise alarm bells among faculty.” The author, Reshmi Dutt-Ballerstadt, an English professor at…
The Campus Rape Culture That Never Was
…ranking from vice-president to assistant dean to faculty officers. At my home university, the senior administrative officer, the Principal, has been female for multiple terms of office, and the current…
The Cult of Diversity Shows Its True Face
…faculty circulated, giving job candidates who were non-white and LGBT still more special status in the scramble for attention from hiring committees. My ex-student is a liberal all the way….