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In a typical week, I get four or five inquiries from media relating to some higher education issue. Five years ago, perhaps five or ten percent of those inquiries related to university executive compensation, especially the salaries of presidents. Now, probably 40-50 percent of the queries are on that topic. The public is increasingly interested
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ESPN host Sage Steele created a bit of a stir recently when she claimed the worst racism she has personally experienced has come from black folks. Steele made the claim on Feb. 16 during a discussion on race for the “Under Our Skin” forum held in Tampa, Fla., at The Crossing Church. Here’s what she
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School’s out on April 8 for many kids in the U.S. and Canada. On that date, a full solar eclipse will be visible from Texas to Ontario, and “There are risks associated with viewing a solar eclipse,” several Toronto-area school boards announced. Those schools moved their May 17 kid-free professional development day to April 8
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A French correspondent, fluent in English and a brave anti-vaxxer, recently wrote to me, “So it’s 2022. Some are saying it will be 20-20-Too.” Heaven forbid that is the case. As we all know, the last two years have brought many trials and challenges. Americans
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Several days ago, Intellectual Takeout highlighted the plight of a college professor who is being persecuted for questioning the validity of the college’s “diversity” program. Students marched on the president’s office demanding that the professor be fired; the president, kowtowing before the student bullies, issued a statement affirming the “diversity” program that the professor had
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If there were a Museum of Terrible Ideas, the permanent collection would surely include today’s elected leaders who believe the best way to represent impoverished neighborhoods is to demand the defunding of police departments and supporting policies to undermine public schools. How can anyone argue that poor people benefit from lax law enforcement or ending
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