Complicating matters, women disproportionately earn degrees in fields with low returns on investment. In some cases, they are financially worse off for having earned a degree in the first place.
Settman claims he was protected under whistleblower statue and had an obligation to report the alleged misconduct he witnessed, but his status as a contractor at the time makes the law’s application in his case dubious.
Whatever shortcomings exist in American higher education (and we acknowledge that there are many), they cannot be solved by undermining the tenets of free speech and due process that enable the institution to function in the first place.
There is a ubiquitous anti-Americanism among the nation's elites. But millions of ordinary Americans who've avoided their institutions and don’t reside in big coastal cities remain stubbornly patriotic.
Our public universities should be inclusive spaces for “minority” opinions, especially when they're held by overwhelming majorities.
Let's avoid the governmental quick fixes that actually make the problems worse, even if we may benefit from their short-term relief, and instead focus on keeping things affordable for consumers through market-based solutions.
Disrupting commencement is an inconsiderate and selfish act — an act that deprived many students of their second and final chance at a drama-free graduation ceremony.
Probably because he was once a member of the radical academic left, David Horowitz brings out the worst in the contemporary left when he writes about its destructive beliefs and close-minded attitudes. His books and speeches are usually met with wildly vitriolic denunciation by his former allies at Berkeley and the many other colleges and universities in America where tenured radicals (to use Roger Kimball’s useful term) are in power. Many would call him a racist and fascist if he wrote a book on raising hamsters.
Among the info coming soon in the Locke Foundation's Agenda 2002 briefing book for candidates are statistics showing that the UNC system is generously funded and not accomplishing much with the dough – contrary to what you may have heard.
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