Education

Duke Prof: Diversity and Inclusion Offices ‘Should Not Exist’ at Universities 0
- Education
- June 21, 2018
“‘Diversity and inclusion’ is the moral benchmark of our time…Every corporation, college, and government agency, along with a growing number of bowling leagues and bait-and-tackle shops, has an Office of Diversity and Inclusion.” So says William Voegeli in a recent article. And so says the University of California at Los Angeles, whose campus-wide Vice Chancellor for
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The Diversity Division at the University of Texas Has 8 Vice Presidents 0
- Education
- June 18, 2018
American Enterprise Institute scholar Mark Perry recently wrote about the impressive size of the University of Michigan’s diversity staff, which is nearly one hundred full-time employees. We noted that more than a quarter of these “diversicrats” earn annual salaries north of $100,000. The revelation generated a bit of a stir on Twitter. Not to be
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3 Tips from Ernest Dimnet on Choosing Books—For Yourself and For Your Children 0
- Education
- June 18, 2018
I have a problem. This problem doesn’t consume me, but it often concerns me. It can lead me to inaction and make me doubt my judgment. The problem is this—I often struggle with how to choose a book. I have this problem with my home library, my local library, and my work library. Most often, I
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How Harvard (Secretly) Discriminates Against Asian Americans 0
- Education
- June 13, 2018
In April, a group launched a lawsuit against the school, insisting that Harvard University release hidden information regarding its admissions. The organization leading the lawsuit is Students for Fair Admissions, which is comprised of Asian-American students who applied to get into Harvard and were rejected. The group says it believes the school is guilty of
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Soaring Administrative Costs Are Devouring Funds that Could Be Supporting Teachers 0
- Education
- June 7, 2018
While teachers have walked off their jobs in several states this spring to protest what they believe to be low pay and lack of classroom resources to support teaching, armies of bureaucrats in all 50 states and Washington, DC have been bickering over federally mandated state plans for implementing the massive Every Student Succeeds Act
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The Diversity Staff at the University of Michigan Is Nearly 100 Full-Time Employees 0
- Education
- May 30, 2018
Year after year, media note and sometimes bemoan the ballooning cost of higher education. There is no doubt that the human costs of this rise are severe: Some 44 million Americans currently carry nearly $1.5 trillion in student loan debt, and the delinquency rate is 11 percent. There are various reasons for surging costs,
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