May 11, 2009
NAS's Virginia affiliate writes a second letter to Virginia Tech president Charles Steger, asking him to rethink his position on "inclusive excellence."
May 11, 2009
Two-thirds of every dollar spent for American higher education goes to research?
May 8, 2009
A new paper by Donald Downs at the Pope Center defines "Academic Freedom: What It Is, What It Isn
May 8, 2009
What happens when student affairs functions far oufund the university's core academic operations, teaching and research?
May 6, 2009
A reader asks: What do identity hustlers mean when they use words like "queering," "race-ing," "worlding," etc.?
May 6, 2009
Governance structures that take control of the university out of the hands of the faculty make it easier for
December 16, 2025
Disparate impact theory is on the Trump administration’s chopping block, signaling a move away from discriminatory government policy practices....
March 3, 2026
The U.S. strike on Iran and the foreign funding shaping how universities respond to it....
March 11, 2026
Trump’s EOs and the Supreme Court make DEI illegal—but colleges keep rebranding it to dodge the law....
May 15, 2015
A look at the double standard that has arisen regarding racism, illustrated recently by the reaction to a black professor's biased comments on Twitter....
February 21, 2014
Is art worth dying for? The Monuments Men considers the value of good art and its purpose in preserving a cultural heritage....
October 17, 2018
William Young finds much to praise in the hit musical....
