The Looming Crisis: College-Freshman Failure and the Urgent Need for Standards
Dear reader, a crisis is looming in our universities as a generation ill-prepared by pandemic-ravaged K-12 education floods campuses. Months of learning loss compounded...
Suppressing Dissent: The Challenges to Academic Freedom in Higher Education
The cases of Daniel Mattson at Western Michigan University (WMU) and Professor Timothy Jackson at the University of North Texas (UNT) highlight significant issues...
The Challenge of Filling DEI-Centric Courses in Higher Education
One of the seldom discussed aspects of the ongoing revolution in contemporary higher education is the problem institutions are having filling courses that are...
The Rise of Grade Inflation at Yale: Causes and Consequences
Nearly 80 percent of grades at Yale University during the 2022-23 academic year fell within the “A” to “A-minus” range, according to a new...
Merit vs. Diversity: The Ongoing Debate in Higher Education
In a merit-based system, the top-ranked individual should be hired. His or her race must not be factored in. Our laws, from the Fourteenth...
The Online Education Conundrum: Balancing Convenience and Quality
The journey through higher education ought to be one in which students face novel and exceptional cognitive challenges to master learning and critical thinking....
Why Is the College-Completion Rate Stagnating?
The passage highlights several critical issues facing American colleges and universities today, particularly regarding college completion rates, enrollment trends, and the broader challenges within...
UNC’s School of Civic Life and Leadership: A Promising Start
Only 14 months after the UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees voted to accelerate the creation of the School of Civic Life and Leadership (SCiLL),...
“ChatGPT Is Really Helpful”
Universities are continuing to navigate the challenges and opportunities posed by artificial-intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT. While many are wary of its power...
What Causes College Dropouts?
The recent report from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) highlights a concerning trend in higher education: only 60 percent of students from...
