academia

Justices Make It Tougher for State Universities to Discriminate, But Not Tough Enough 0
- July 4, 2013
(This is the third of several short commentaries on recent Supreme Court decisions.) The Supreme Court’s recent decision in Fisher v. University of Texas has made it tougher for state universities to run their ethnic spoils systems. But not tough enough. First, the background: The Fourteenth Amendment requires states to extend “equal protection of the
READ MORE
Some Humor on the Corruption of the the Modern University 0
- March 31, 2013
A high school senior who has just gone through the college admissions process humorously reflects on her experience in this Wall Street Journal op-ed. Her column is a good P.S. to my recent posting on what’s wrong at modern universities. Beneath the humor, the analysis by Suzy Lee Weiss of the skewed criteria many admissions
READ MORE

The Modern University: Giving Honors to the Dishonorable 0
- March 24, 2013
If you want an illustration of what is wrong with higher education today, a good one is what I had to sit through when my daughter Deborah graduated a few months ago. Deborah is a native Montanan, born when my wife and I lived in Missoula. She recently received her masters degree from the University
READ MORE

Contribute