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  • Prof’s CV of Failures Goes Viral (and Why That’s a Good Thing)

    Prof’s CV of Failures Goes Viral (and Why That’s a Good Thing)0

    Sometimes we feel good about other people’s failures. Too often, that’s the feeling the Germans called Schadenfreude—not something to be proud of. But sometimes the human instinct to relish in the failure of others can be used to instruct. That’s the implication of a Washington Post “Wonkblog” from last week entitled “Why it feels so

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  • Prof. Forced to Undergo Psych Evaluation After 2nd Amendment Rant

    Prof. Forced to Undergo Psych Evaluation After 2nd Amendment Rant0

    Last week, Campus Reform shared the story of Kevin Allred, an adjunct professor at Rutgers University who was asked to undergo a psychological evaluation after he raised the prospect of shooting white people to make a point on gun control.   “Will the Second Amendment be as cool when I buy a gun and start

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  • Prof: Why the charter school debate has moved beyond ‘better’ or ‘worse’

    Prof: Why the charter school debate has moved beyond ‘better’ or ‘worse’0

    The charter school debate is getting even more heated. Recently, charter opponents launched a campaign from the steps of the Massachusetts State House to warn that charter schools were “sapping resources from the traditional schools that serve most minority students, and creating a two-track system.” Similar opposition has been voiced by critics across the country as well. So when

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  • Prof: Why My University Shutdown My Website and Blog

    Prof: Why My University Shutdown My Website and Blog0

    You might think that student and faculty rights to free speech and academic freedom are overrated. Shouldn’t they have the same rights under the First Amendment that all of us have? Well, they do, but they don’t. Professors and students often communicate their thoughts on blogs on university websites on university servers. University administrators understand

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  • Prof: Today’s Students and Professors ‘Know Hardly Anything about Anything at All’

    Prof: Today’s Students and Professors ‘Know Hardly Anything about Anything at All’8

    Six months ago we shared a frightening observation from Patrick Deneen, a political science professor at Notre Dame who has also taught at Princeton and Georgetown. He described his students as “know-nothings… devoid of any substantial knowledge.” More recently, a respected author and English professor at Providence College in Rhode Island has echoed Deneen’s concerns.

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  • Prof: Most Students Don’t Know Thomas Jefferson was President

    Prof: Most Students Don’t Know Thomas Jefferson was President0

    As Intellectual Takeout recently noted, Americans are embracing bad government because they don’t know history. If you don’t believe it, just ask Professor Duke Pesta. According to The College Fix, Professor Pesta has long been concerned about the decline of general knowledge in America’s student body, and the informal surveys he conducts suggest there is

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