A Politicized Introductory Government Course at NC State
May 22, 2013 by George Leef |
George Leef weighs in on the debate on how much progressive professors influence their students.
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Shut Up for Gay Rights, Says Dean of Students
Apr 19, 2013 by Ashley Thorne |
Today colleges around the country are encouraging the national Day of Silence to support LGBT rights.
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Becoming Right—Another Load of Useless Academic Research
Mar 06, 2013 by George Leef |
George Leef reviews Becoming Right.
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Professoriate Tacks Left
Oct 24, 2012 by Glenn Ricketts |
UCLA survey finds significant ideological shift among professors - in the same direction.
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California Association of Scholars: New Evidence of Politicization at UC
Sep 07, 2012 by John M. Ellis |
Although the University of California denied accusations of political activism earlier this year, CAS addresses the UC once more after recent events on campus.
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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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Georgia State U Prof Promises Extra Credit for Political Lobbying
Apr 17, 2012 by Ashley Thorne |
Two videos give a window into the academic-credit-for-activism culture in contemporary higher education.
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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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Conditions on Campus for Conservatives
Mar 07, 2012 by George Leef |
A conservative professor writes that things aren't really so bad; I take issue with him.
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Diversity Will Cure Our Ills!
Jan 24, 2012 by George Leef |
To professors who dont' embrace diversity fervently enough.
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OWS Course Dropped From Columbia’s Spring Offerings
Jan 12, 2012 by Candace de Russy, Glenn Ricketts |
An advocate of the Occupy movement almost took the lecturn, but Columbia axed the course
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Daphne Patai on the Uniformity of Academic Thought
Oct 20, 2011 by George Leef |
Professor Daphne Patai of UMass-Amherst writes about the uniformity of thought she encounters among her fellow academics, which of course ranges from Marxist to "progressive."
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