Conservative criticisms of the modern university are as old as modern conservatism itself. And yet criticism has not led to a reformation of the university. Quite the opposite: Despite conservative complaints, our universities have continued to drift even farther away from the ideas and forms that…
American universities are out of control. Tuition rises even as the quality of teaching sinks and the value of a degree falls into question. Students assault speakers and suffer no punishment. Others are accused of crimes and condemned without evidence or due process. All the while, curriculums are…
When Hillary Clinton lost the election nearly four weeks ago, one of my graduate school professors ran her concession speech live during my international law class (the United Nations is supreme; universal healthcare is a right; George W. Bush is bad; etc.). His choice didn't bother me…
One more unforeseen consequence of Donald Trump's election victory: College students who have been spending too much time at binge drinking or television watching now have a handy excuse for not turning in that required paper on time or for being unprepared for that exam. They can blame it on the…
A number of U.S. universities are giving students ample room to grieve in the wake of Donald Trump's election victory Wednesday.
The New Boston Post, which covers conservative news in the Bay State, has an interesting report on a lawsuit involving Brandeis University over the school's procedures for handling sexual assault accusations. A student disciplined for sexual assault is suing the university.
A thought-provoking email in response to my editorial, "The Self-Destruction of the American University:"
The president of Purdue University has sent a campus-wide email reminding students and faculty of the school's commitment to its "shared values" of being a "welcoming, inclusive, and discrimination-free community" while also remaining "steadfast in preserving academic freedom and individual…
Like many colleges and universities, Princeton professes its devotion to “institutional equity and diversity.” The university’s website claims that the school “actively seek[s] students, faculty, and staff of exceptional ability and promise who . . . will bring a diversity of viewpoints and…
To the long list of constituencies at whom President Obama is righteously cheesed off—millionaires, billionaires, international terrorists, those sorts of people—we may now add the bursars of America’s colleges and universities. He devoted a passage of his State of the Union address last week…
Earlier this week, a group of Harvard undergraduates aligned with Occupy Wall Street protesters made a statement yesterday by staging a “walkout” of an introductory economics course taught by conservative professor Greg Mankiw. Mankiw, who chaired the Council of Economic Advisers for President…
More readers are writing in to tell us how colleges and universities around the country are commemorating the tenth anniversary of 9/11 (and be sure to read Charlotte Allen's piece on how the country's elite universities are observing the tenth anniversary). Here are those examples:
Charlotte Allen's story this week documents how many of the country's top universities are commemorating the tenth anniversary of the September 11th attacks with postmodern intellectual posturing and Islamic outreach. But we're pleased to note that not all of the nation's universities have lost…
On Sunday, April 17, Andrew Ferguson will be on C-SPAN's Q & A with Brian Lamb to discuss his most recent book, Crazy U: One Dad's Crash Course in Getting His Kid Into College. The program will air at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. EST. Here are the details:
Andrew Ferguson's latest book, Crazy U: One Dad's Crash Course in Getting His Kid Into College, was reviewed in the Philadelphia Inquirer:
Andrew Ferguson -- with his son Gillum -- discusses his latest book, Crazy U: One Dad's Crash Course in Getting His Kid Into College, on Reason TV:
The Washington Post has a review up of the new book by Andrew Ferguson, Senior Editor of THE WEEKLY STANDARD. The new book, Crazy U, tells the story of Ferguson's struggles getting his son through the college admissions process.