“Law, language, literature — these are considerable factors. Common conceptions of what is right and decent, a marked regard for fair play, especially to the weak and poor, a stern sentiment of impartial justice… these are common conceptions on both…
Harvard President Claudine Gay is facing vigorous condemnation and calls to resign for her equivocation over whether Harvard students are permitted to call for genocide against the Jewish community. She was even criticized by Joe Biden’s White House. Additionally, 74…
The University of Notre Dame announced on Monday that Father Robert A. Dowd will assume the role of president of the university next year. Father Dowd will succeed Father John Jenkins, who has served as president for the past 19…
Harvard University President Claudine Gay has faced fierce criticism in recent days for not pursuing public disciplinary action against students who last week engaged in “intifada” chants, which call for violence against Jews and Israel. On Nov. 27, for instance,…
It’s sad to say it, but hardcore antisemitism is erupting across America. From college campuses to one or another city, one of the most blatant, and oldest, forms of bigotry is flooding the news. But, as it’s also sad to…
An open letter to the community from Andrè Zivaült, assistant professor of Marionette Ventriloquist Puppetry at Harvard University’s Mortimer Snerd School of Puppeteering and Mime Arts. Recently on X, formerly known as Twitter, I wrote the following regarding the Oct….
Months after the demise of affirmative action, various institutions of American higher education are rolling out Super Innovative Plans to combat their newfound inability to colorize meritocracy. In August, the most prominent university in the affirmative action debate released its…
The evidence is undisputable that American higher education is in trouble. Enrollments are down. Costs of educating students are much higher than in other industrialized democracies. Employers frequently complain that their new college hires are inadequately prepared. Public confidence in…
On May 22, Tamara Kay, a professor of global affairs and sociology at the University of Notre Dame, filed a defamation lawsuit accusing the Irish Rover, a conservative student newspaper at the university, of lying when it claimed that she…
The collegiate brouhaha over the landmark Supreme Court decision striking down race-based affirmative action in college admissions has revealed the true colors of the supposed crème de la crème of American higher education. Let me share the views of four…