In his Farewell Address to the United States Congress in 1951, former Supreme Allied Commander of the Pacific General Douglas MacArthur gave a riveting speech. In that speech, he stated a truism that is as relevant today as it was nearly seventy-five years ago: There are some who, for varying reasons, would appease Red China. […]
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Amid growing global skepticism toward “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI), Japanese universities are rapidly embracing surprisingly radical DEI measures. In Japan’s university admissions, admission quotas for females (Joshi-waku, literally “Girls’ Quotas”) grant eligibility exclusively to women and are being introduced successively in highly competitive STEM programs. Both national and private institutions employ this scheme. Typically, […]
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Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt from the soon-to-be-published National Association of Scholars report, Rescuing Science. It has been edited to align with Minding the Campus’s style guidelines and is cross-posted here with permission. I sought a career in academia because it promised a life of intellectual freedom; to think, write, and teach what I […]
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