ACADEMIC FREEDOM

Oct 07 2024POLITICS

Professors: Misunderstood Teachers or Political Targets?

Lately, college and university professors have been under a lot of scrutiny. Especially during political campaigns, they've faced criticism for teaching subjects that some people might find controversial. For instance, during the recent debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, Trump quoted Ric

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Sep 28 2024OPINION

The Unwelcome Reality of Woke Academia

Higher education has long been plagued by a toxic mix of anti-Americanism, censorious leftism, and cultural radicalism. At the epicenter of this moral decay are the so-called "elite" institutions, where the notion of "progress" has become a euphemism for intellectual conformity. The recent case of U

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Sep 20 2024EDUCATION

Education's Crossroads: A Conversation About Inclusion

In the heart of the Palmetto State, a controversy has erupted over the use of digital content in South Carolina classrooms. The South Carolina Legislative Black Caucus has taken a strong stance against the state's Department of Education's decision to partner with conservative digital media company

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Sep 20 2024POLITICS

Breaking Free from Campus Control

In recent times, higher education has been a focal point for heated debates and laws aimed at regulating campus life. The latest development in this saga is the passage of the GOP's "End Woke Higher Education Act" in the US House. This measure seeks to bar accrediting organizations from requiring co

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Sep 10 2024EDUCATION

Are Elite Universities Stifling Free Thought? A Critical Look at Campus Speech

Are our most prestigious universities becoming hotbeds of censorship? A recent survey by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) suggests that might be the case. The survey found that some of the nation's most elite schools, including Columbia, NYU, Penn, and Harvard, rank at the

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