Higher Education
Florida could teach Wisconsin how to demand a more open-minded academia
Perhaps a less lopsided faculty is ours for the asking, but have elected officials insisted? A political scientist laid out the grim numbers about lopsided ideology among his fellow Florida professors — whose donations go to…
Low Standards, High Indoctrination, Zero Results
The epidemic of uncertified teachers in Texas schools is the result of the collapse of the teacher preparation program, especially university programs. These programs have traded a focus on the classroom for social activism.…
Low Standards, High Indoctrination, Zero Results
Cover photo: FBI photo of Bill Ayers during his time as a leader of the Weather Underground. Ayers, who participated in bombings targeting government buildings, later became a prominent education professor and Vice President…
The Sons of Liberty to DEI – Universities and Our Freedom
On July 4, I stood at the site of the Boston Massacre, in front of the Old Massachusetts State House, and heard the Declaration of Independence read from the same balcony where it was first read 250 years ago. Standing on the…
Schug, a giant of economics education, took lessons beyond classrooms to anyone willing to learn
We lost a giant in economic and financial education — and in education reform — this week with the passing of Dr. Mark Schug. Dr. Mark Schug Interestingly, I first met Mark in the offices of the Wisconsin Policy Research…
Harvard Joins the ‘Right-Wing Conspiracy’—Declares That College Grades Have Been a Joke for Decades
So, it turns out that the little boy was right all along about the emperor’s new clothes. In an effort to restore grading standards, Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences is conducting an email ballot on the administration’s…
AI is Changing Higher Education
The AI boom of the past few years has rendered an inevitable reaction. Technology that is supposedly capable of replacing much of the cognitive tasks of human beings has shaken higher education to its core. The hype enjoyed…
TAMU Qatar Isn’t Shutting Down; It’s Being Absorbed Under Qatari Control
The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents received widespread attention when it voted in February 2024 to close its Qatar campus. Many viewed it as a decisive stand against foreign influence and national security…
Building on the Wisconsin higher-ed reform model
Executive summary Across the United States, there is growing concern about the performance of higher education institutions. Students are studying less, grade inflation has weakened the value of transcripts as signals of…
Building on the Wisconsin higher-ed reform model
Executive summary Across the United States, there is growing concern about the performance of higher education institutions. Students are studying less, grade inflation has weakened the value of transcripts as signals of…
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