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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Evan Maloney: How Colleges Try to Indoctrinate U
Oct 03, 2011 by Andy Nash |
The maker of the documentary Indoctrinate U offers a window into the double standards of the politically correct campus.
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Missed Opportunities in College Common Reading: A Response to Brendan Boyle
Sep 27, 2011 by Ashley Thorne |
Ashley Thorne replies to a professor of classics at UNC-Chapel Hill who wishes for more fiction in college summer reading assignments.
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Global Warming Activist Teacher Takes Her Agenda to Truck Country
Aug 19, 2011 by Kyle Olson |
The left doesn't like teaching to standardized tests because it leaves no time for teaching activism.
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AAUP Publishes Official Policy on Campus Controversies
Aug 10, 2011 by Ashley Thorne |
The final version of the association's statement skews the principle of academic freedom and fails to implement good faith recommendations.
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Professorial Bias: In the Classroom or in Your Head?
Jun 20, 2011 by Glenn Ricketts |
A recent survey suggests that professorial ideological bias may sometimes be a function of student resistence to changing their ideas. Could be, but there's still much MUCH more to the issue.
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