John M. Ellis

Professor Emeritus of German Literature, University of California, Santa Cruz

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Reports

Corrupting the University - March 29, 2011

A Crisis of Competence

John M. Ellis and California Association of Scholars

A report on the consequences of politicization in higher education, focused on the University of California.

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Academic Questions View all

June 20, 2011

Review: Campaign Chronicle: ReConforming Our Universities: The Campaign for an Academic Bill of Rights, by David Horowitz

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September 9, 2010

Cheerleading for a Crumbling Academy

John M. Ellis

Book Reviews

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September 26, 2008

How Preferences Have Corrupted Higher Education

John M. Ellis

This is an article from the "Future of Race Preferences" issue of Academic Questions (vol. 21, no. 3).

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December 18, 2017

Higher Education's Deeper Sickness

John M. Ellis

John Ellis argues for measures that would increase intellectual diversity and reduce politicization in colleges.

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September 7, 2012

California Association of Scholars: New Evidence of Politicization at UC

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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June 13, 2012

The Trap of Minority Studies Programs

John M. Ellis

CAS President John Ellis discusses the academic weakness and heavy ideological freight in most minority studies programs.

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