The University of Pennsylvania proudly says that it was founded by Benjamin Franklin, who also chaired its governing board in…
Affirmative action in higher education is set to face the judgment of the Supreme Court. The moment is quietly exhilarating….
When Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 was enacted, it provided that “no person in the United States…
My apologies to Oscar Hammerstein, whose song “You’ll Never Walk Alone” from his great 1945 musical Carousel with Richard Rodgers…
For over a half-century, the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) annually has provided data on the salaries of professors….
First things first. When I was a little boy studying at yeshiva elementary school (Jewish parochial school), I had a…
In recent years, we have heard much about the need to accept the findings of “the science,” despite the fact…
By almost any indicator, American higher education is in trouble. Enrollments have fallen continuously since 2011, the longest period of…
Earlier this month, Gov. Ron DeSantis set off alarm bells in academia by requesting an accounting of expenditures related to…
