Clemson’s persistence on the question of student diversity is indeed admirable. It is a question that has been “on the table” for over 50 years, since “affirmative action” was instituted in the late 1960s....
In what could mark a potential turning point for U.S. legal education, the American Bar Association faces serious questions about its future as the federally-recognized accreditor of law schools. Misleading job statistics, increasing enrollment...
At Amherst College in western Massachusetts, Catherine Epstein takes us down to the school’s archives. Epstein teaches history at this small liberal arts college. She’s also dean of the faculty at Amherst, which enrolls...
Universities’ boards of regents are charged with ensuring campuses maintain academic freedom and excellence, yet often board members fall short in their oversight duties – and that’s where the American Council of Trustees and...
Some of us cringe when the younger crowd uses the word history to mean something doesn’t matter any longer, or perhaps something is gone or soon will be. As in “I’m history” when leaving...
Some of America’s top colleges, including Rice University in Houston, don’t require history majors to take a single U.S. history course, according to a recent report. The American Council of Trustees and Alumni, a...
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