UCLA: Still Obsessed with Diversity
May 02, 2012 by Peter Wood |
The College of Letters and Science at the University of California-Los Angeles will soon vote on whether to add a required general education course called "Community and Conflict" - which simply turns out to be a new euphemism… Continue Reading | Leave a Comment >
U California President Yudof Says Political Advocacy Is a Problem
Apr 19, 2012 by Ashley Thorne |
At a press conference UC president Mark Yudof declared his commitment to ideology-free education. Charles Geshekter of the Caliofornia Association of Scholars asked him to say so in a memo to the UC Board of Regents.
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Politics, Education, and More Politics: NAS’s New Report on the University of California
Apr 11, 2012 by Peter Wood |
Peter Wood discusses the National Association of Scholars’ new report that says higher education has been hurt by the failure of safeguards against using the classroom to advance partisan ideas and loyalties.
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University of California Report in the News
Apr 02, 2012 by Ashley Thorne |
Both national and local media pay attention to a new report by NAS's California affiliate on the politicization of the University of California.
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A Crisis of Competence: The Corrupting Effect of Political Activism in the University…
Mar 30, 2012 John M. Ellis |
A report on the consequences of politicization in higher education, focused on the University of California.
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Politics Undermining Learning, Scholars Warn University of California
Mar 30, 2012 |
PRESS RELEASE: The California Association of Scholars has published a report showing how radical faculty members and administrators and politicized courses have compromised the quality of education in the University of California.
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Why UCLA’s Firing of a Lone Dissenting Voice Should Worry Us
Dec 05, 2011 by Geoffrey C. Kabat |
The treatment of James Enstrom, whose research threatened environmental activists' efforts to enact regulation, illuminates the politicization of science.
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The Smog of Reprisal
Apr 11, 2011 by Peter Wood |
A UCLA whistle-blower lost his job after he called attention to a flawed report about air pollution.
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New Excellent Program: UCLA Center for Liberal Arts and Free Institutions
Oct 28, 2010 by Ashley Thorne |
This center fosters the study of free institutions, Great Books, Shakespeare's plays, and the meaning of life.
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We Told You So: UC Fulfills NAS Prophecy
May 12, 2010 by Ashley Thorne |
NAS predictions are coming true as the University of California opts for online undergraduate education.
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Statement of Professor John Ellis to the Joint Committee on the Master Plan for Higher…
Mar 23, 2010 by John M. Ellis |
"A lack of intellectual diversity hurts both left and right," contends Professor Ellis.
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Faculty Member to Administrator Ratio Shrinking at U California
Dec 10, 2009 by Ashley Thorne |
From the blog Remaking the University is an interesting article with charts showing the decline in the ratio between ladder rank faculty and senior management staff at the University of California. The decline is happening across… Continue Reading | 1 Comment >
The Effects of Proposition 209 on California: Higher Education, Public Employment,…
Sep 25, 2008 by Charles Geshekter |
This is an article from the "Future of Race Preferences" issue of Academic Questions (vol. 21, no. 3). It is an address that was originally presented at
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8. Ideology @ UCLA Dorms
Mar 06, 2008 by Peter Wood |
Sustainability, as it is used on campus these days, signifies more than merely limiting man's effect on the environment
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