…exposed to primary source material. That’s why the Jack Miller Center, where I serve as president, created ContextUS—a free, user-friendly online library and research tool of the American political tradition….
…complaint and formal investigation of Professor Richardson since October 2021. One result of the first investigation was an administrative directive to sit through several hours of online re-education materials and…
…lockdowns, as academic administrations all across the country were forced suddenly into the networked online world. In short, when confronted with the networked world, the universities’ business model failed utterly….
…political spectrum. My selection leaned toward print (including online) media, K–12 education coverage, and journalists who write on education research or policy for a national audience. Some media outlets (e.g.,…
…and too many cat videos online. Thucydides covers both the madness of democratic mobs and the complexity of the most sophisticated minds of ancient Greece. He ponders the calm nobility…
…be offered online or eliminated, or by contracting out some non-instructional expenses to private entrepreneurs. Some universities operate their own bus systems, for instance. Is that efficient? In my opinion,…
…Philosophy), as well as an online community called PWB (Philosophy Without Borders). Bob’s main argument, simplified here, is that philosophy is something with which all of us should engage; that…
…confusion and anxieties over the negative effects of the Rutgers strike followed a concurrent technological malfunction in the school’s online registration system. A study by the International Journal of Educational…
…for faculty was Ibram X. Kendi’s, How to Be an Antiracist. In the online meetings that ensued, faculty self-censored and open discussion was quashed. Meanwhile, the college has done nothing…
…much will likely be available free online. All these trends challenge the university’s primary status as a credentialer and signaler to employers of who can think and write. This in…
…the University’s student success initiatives, including graduation and retention rates, first-time licensure pass rates for nursing, pharmacy, and physical therapy, boosting the number of STEM graduates and the recruitment and…
…accepting any mythology that tribes will peddle. At SJSU, the offices are still empty, professors hold office hours on Zoom, faculty cancel classes and move them online (seemingly with great…
…top schools now offer free online lectures. Indeed, why even enroll if most of what you need can be found on YouTube for free? The use of virtual classrooms during…
…There was a fourth panel member, Matthew Stanley, a New York University professor of history and philosophy of science. Unfortunately, the internet gods were angry that day, and his online…
…the oven.” Such straightforward citational errors are the core of the problem, which I discussed last year in a talk that can be viewed online. The problem existed long before…
In October, Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter was finalized, and he quickly made changes to the social media service. Musk built his reputation as an innovator, first in online commerce…
…lecture courses as an extra-credit assignment. A link to the online version appears in my course tile on Canvas. Students are instructed to read the column, reflect on its content,…
…connection to the citation (13%). Last year, I gave a talk on “Ending the Cancer of Reflexive Citations in Research” that was live-streamed and that can be viewed online. I…
…first U.S. law school to offer a traditional, ABA-approved J.D. degree fully online in an efficient format that combines synchronous and asynchronous instruction, but that is also fully integrated with…
…allow for the completion of a bachelor’s degree in a shorter time, two to three years, by taking a heavier course load or using transfer credit. Online programs could allow…
On March 2, the magazine of record for professional librarians in the United States, Library Journal, will host an online seminar entitled “Resisting Book Bans.” On the surface, the seminar…
…306 (2003). See, R. Lawrence Purdy, “Operation Racial Preferences: What the U. S. military doesn’t need,” National Review Online (May 28, 2003): https://www.nationalreview.com/2003/05/operation-racial-preferences-r-lawrence-purdy/. 4 The retired officers’ brief euphemistically characterizes…
…of science and the rules of racial activism, by APS’s mixed science-includes-activism message. Many people are involved, not to mention more than a thousand who signed an online petition (not…
…to ensure that those with “chemical sensitivities” could attend the conference in comfort. COVID precautions and comfort ribbons. One particularly ironic talk was about online mothers’ groups whose members teach…
…based on their individual merit rather than their membership in an identity group. (Professor Abbot had the last laugh after Princeton hosted his lecture online for thousands of viewers, while…
…First, they do nothing to avoid the above-described problems with online education, which will necessarily hinder learning, particularly in certain fields. Online is online, whether or not you’re wearing a…
…Times, September 7, 2019, https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/07/opinion/sunday/quantum-physics.html. 2 Erwin Schrödinger, “What Is Matter?” The Scientific American, Nobel Prize Winning Authors Volume II, (This article was condensed from a lecture entitled “Our Conception…
…Dentistry and Pharmacy require that search committees comprise 25% women or minorities. While most diversity pledges pay lip service to non-discrimination and equal treatment regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, or…
…“When Satire Becomes ‘Harassment’ at Mount Royal University”] A month after the presentation, a critical account of it appeared in the online publication The New Telegraph. This account, written by…
…online had a 35.7% decline in pass rates, much worse than schools that remained open to in-person learning. Politics, not public health, was behind most decisions to keep schools closed….