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Cancel Wars Confirms the Crisis on Campus Without Prescribing a Cure
Who can cancel whom? What is worth canceling? Can a university strenuously honor free inquiry and ensure an inclusive environment...
Who can cancel whom? What is worth canceling? Can a university strenuously honor free inquiry and ensure an inclusive environment...
Introduction The University of Texas (UT)–Austin is a public Ivy that draws applicants from all corners of the United States and beyond. Its motto is, “Education is the guardian of the state.” But is...
America’s most storied institution of higher learning, Harvard University, has had many legendary lecturers and professors since its founding in 1636. One contemporary who has earned a place in that pantheon is Harvey C....
WASHINGTON, DC—The American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) has released the results of a survey that examined students’ attitudes toward free expression and viewpoint diversity at The Ohio State University (OSU).
Is it education or indoctrination? A credibility gap concerning such basic professional ethics imperils the reputation of colleges and universities and for public institutions could well affect a state legislature’s funding decisions.
In response to petitions by students at the University of Pittsburgh requesting the university cancel student-sponsored events that included speakers critical of transgenderism, ACTA sent a letter to members of the University of Pittsburgh’s...
Stanford University’s Elimination of Harmful Language Initiative (EHLI) debacle showed that Stanford bureaucrats, like their Orwellian prototypes, are eager to make a Newspeak dictionary with ever-fewer approved words. But they are doing something even more...
It’s no secret that America’s colleges and universities are facing a troubling decline in viewpoint diversity and the willingness of students to openly express their opinions. Elite institutions like Yale sadly lead in this...
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