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Scientists who authored studies say politically-motivated retraction is a result of pro-abortion bias in academia
Scientists who authored studies say politically-motivated retraction is a result of pro-abortion bias in academia
 
Reveals he left out key info in climate change paper in order to get it published
Prominent figures in the trans movement are now using their voice to tell the whole world that despite being featured on countless billboards, magazines, and movies and being praised by every celebrity, multi-billion-dollar corporation, and millions of leftists, they are actually marginalized
Prominent figures in the trans movement are now using their voice to tell the whole world that despite being featured on countless billboards, magazines, and movies and being praised by every celebrity, multi-billion-dollar corporation, and millions of leftists, they are actually marginalized
 
A faculty perspective on academia’s “professional managerial class.”
A faculty perspective on academia’s “professional managerial class.”
 
There is much discussion in academia at present about the future of tenure.
There is much discussion in academia at present about the future of tenure.
 
University of California Los Angeles anthropology professor Joseph Manson revealed that he is leaving academia due to the “Woke takeover of higher education.”
Published: Monday, July 18th, 2022 @ 12:17 am By: Daily Wire
University of California Los Angeles anthropology professor Joseph Manson revealed that he is leaving academia due to the “Woke takeover of higher education.”
 
Conservative comedian and commentator Steven Crowder thought he’d try to expose the utter absurdity of modern academia — and it only took him a few months to do it.
Published: Tuesday, March 29th, 2022 @ 8:34 pm By: Daily Wire
Conservative comedian and commentator Steven Crowder thought he’d try to expose the utter absurdity of modern academia — and it only took him a few months to do it.
 
Last year, Forbes published a headline, “Americans rank a Google internship over a Harvard degree.” It seems higher education is quickly losing hold of its value proposition as the best way to prepare for a job or advance in one’s career.
Last year, Forbes published a headline, “Americans rank a Google internship over a Harvard degree.” It seems higher education is quickly losing hold of its value proposition as the best way to prepare for a job or advance in one’s career.
 
In my nearly 15 years as a higher education journalist and analyst, I have, unfortunately, witnessed too few victories for the reform movement. In that time, and certainly for several decades before, academia has continued moving in bad directions.
In my nearly 15 years as a higher education journalist and analyst, I have, unfortunately, witnessed too few victories for the reform movement. In that time, and certainly for several decades before, academia has continued moving in bad directions.
 
Aaron Sibarium of the Washington Free Beacon documents a disturbing trend in one of the world’s oldest academic fields.
Aaron Sibarium of the Washington Free Beacon documents a disturbing trend in one of the world’s oldest academic fields.
 
The 1960s were a turbulent period for academia, and we are still struggling with the repercussions of that turbulence today.
The 1960s were a turbulent period for academia, and we are still struggling with the repercussions of that turbulence today.
 
The “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” (DEI) paradigm is sweeping through academia.
The “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” (DEI) paradigm is sweeping through academia.
 
The nation’s cultural elites have been gripped by an intense wave of moral panic since the January 6 riot at the United States Capitol.
The nation’s cultural elites have been gripped by an intense wave of moral panic since the January 6 riot at the United States Capitol.
 
Free speech in higher ed is threatened, and leaders in our academic institutions won’t save it.
Free speech in higher ed is threatened, and leaders in our academic institutions won’t save it.
 
As academia becomes ever-more entrenched in groupthink, it can be intimidating to be a lone voice that refuses to toe the ideological line.
As academia becomes ever-more entrenched in groupthink, it can be intimidating to be a lone voice that refuses to toe the ideological line.
 
Nowhere is “cancel culture” more deeply entrenched than in academia; it was commonplace there long before the actual phrase was coined to describe the current social media phenomenon.
Nowhere is “cancel culture” more deeply entrenched than in academia; it was commonplace there long before the actual phrase was coined to describe the current social media phenomenon.
 
Oreskes and Tyson published “Is Academe Awash in Liberal Bias?” in the Chronicle of Higher Education on September 14.
Oreskes and Tyson published “Is Academe Awash in Liberal Bias?” in the Chronicle of Higher Education on September 14.
 
In their recent Martin Center policy brief, Joy Pullmann and Sumantra Maitra get much right about the activist professor problem in academia.
In their recent Martin Center policy brief, Joy Pullmann and Sumantra Maitra get much right about the activist professor problem in academia.
 
Academia is a troubled institution plagued by financial problems, falling academic standards, and poor educational outcomes.
Academia is a troubled institution plagued by financial problems, falling academic standards, and poor educational outcomes.
 
On January 6, the National Association of Scholars (NAS) co-sponsored an event with the Martin Center to introduce a report on the spread of social justice education in the academy.
On January 6, the National Association of Scholars (NAS) co-sponsored an event with the Martin Center to introduce a report on the spread of social justice education in the academy.
 
The fact that conservatives are outnumbered on college campuses isn’t groundbreaking news.
The fact that conservatives are outnumbered on college campuses isn’t groundbreaking news.
 
Unfortunately, the outlook for PhDs hasn’t improved since 2012. More and more, doctoral students sacrifice family, wealth, and their mental health to earn a degree with terrible job prospects.
Unfortunately, the outlook for PhDs hasn’t improved since 2012. More and more, doctoral students sacrifice family, wealth, and their mental health to earn a degree with terrible job prospects.
 
A letter from the federal Department of Education has sparked yet another controversy on the campuses of Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
A letter from the federal Department of Education has sparked yet another controversy on the campuses of Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
 
The dominance of registered Democrats to Republicans in academia is becoming more and more apparent.
The dominance of registered Democrats to Republicans in academia is becoming more and more apparent.
 
One of the most peculiar claims to gain currency in higher education holds that academia has become captive to nefarious monied interests on the political right.
One of the most peculiar claims to gain currency in higher education holds that academia has become captive to nefarious monied interests on the political right.
 
Many if not most professors and higher education leaders enjoy pontificating about their high-minded ideals in contrast with the grubby, self-interested world outside of academia.
Many if not most professors and higher education leaders enjoy pontificating about their high-minded ideals in contrast with the grubby, self-interested world outside of academia.
 
Davidson College has an impressive academic reputation. It has a student-faculty ratio of 10:1. Nearly 90 percent of its courses have fewer than 30 students each.
Davidson College has an impressive academic reputation. It has a student-faculty ratio of 10:1. Nearly 90 percent of its courses have fewer than 30 students each.
 
The focus used to be on developing the whole person: To lift students morally and ethically, to pique their curiosity in all things, and to instill, as cardinal John Henry Newman wrote, certain “habits of mind” that produce a deeply thoughtful individual.
The focus used to be on developing the whole person: To lift students morally and ethically, to pique their curiosity in all things, and to instill, as cardinal John Henry Newman wrote, certain “habits of mind” that produce a deeply thoughtful individual.
 
Education schools have become one of the most politicized corners of academia, and The Politicization of University Schools of Education
Education schools have become one of the most politicized corners of academia, and The Politicization of University Schools of Education
 
Carol Folt's tenure as chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill came to an abrupt end last week, thanks to her failure to grasp political realities and her defiant support of the school's radical social justice crowd
Carol Folt's tenure as chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill came to an abrupt end last week, thanks to her failure to grasp political realities and her defiant support of the school's radical social justice crowd
 
The sudden departure of Margaret Spellings from the presidency of the University of North Carolina system presents a unique opportunity to address academia’s most serious problem.
The sudden departure of Margaret Spellings from the presidency of the University of North Carolina system presents a unique opportunity to address academia’s most serious problem.
 
A strong executive with a proven track record, though lacking a typical background in academia, is selected as president of a large public research university in America's heartland
A strong executive with a proven track record, though lacking a typical background in academia, is selected as president of a large public research university in America's heartland
 
Americans' trust in higher education is crumbling. According to a recent Gallup poll, only 48 percent of American adults have a "great deal" or "quite a lot" of confidence in higher education
Americans' trust in higher education is crumbling. According to a recent Gallup poll, only 48 percent of American adults have a "great deal" or "quite a lot" of confidence in higher education
 
Headlines in the conservative blogosphere sometimes characterize academia as a hostile environment
Headlines in the conservative blogosphere sometimes characterize academia as a hostile environment
 
There are lots of people in our higher education system who claim that it is "the envy of the world" and just needs more money to graduate more young Americans with the degrees that are supposedly in great demand
There are lots of people in our higher education system who claim that it is "the envy of the world" and just needs more money to graduate more young Americans with the degrees that are supposedly in great demand
 
Academia has a long history of ignoring original minds who push their fields forward
Academia has a long history of ignoring original minds who push their fields forward
 
In a News & Observer article last week, a faculty member expressed concerns about UNC-Chapel Hill being “overwhelmingly liberal.”
Published: Sunday, May 6th, 2018 @ 2:10 am By: Civitas Insitute
In a News & Observer article last week, a faculty member expressed concerns about UNC-Chapel Hill being “overwhelmingly liberal.”
 
Our topic today is the importance of intellectual diversity on campus. I doubt there is anyone here who does not believe in the importance of intellectual diversity on campus, so I would like to approach the topic somewhat indirectly
Our topic today is the importance of intellectual diversity on campus. I doubt there is anyone here who does not believe in the importance of intellectual diversity on campus, so I would like to approach the topic somewhat indirectly
 
Postmodern academia no longer searches for truth. Except in the physical sciences, objectivity is too often replaced with moral relativism, "critical theory," and the "lived experience" of individual scholars
Postmodern academia no longer searches for truth. Except in the physical sciences, objectivity is too often replaced with moral relativism, "critical theory," and the "lived experience" of individual scholars
 
Former Harvard University president Derek Bok can't stop thinking and writing about higher education
Former Harvard University president Derek Bok can't stop thinking and writing about higher education
 
Half of me is reluctant to write something harshly critical about higher education in the United States because I'm such a true-blue believer in, beneficiary of, and insider to the system
Half of me is reluctant to write something harshly critical about higher education in the United States because I'm such a true-blue believer in, beneficiary of, and insider to the system
 

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