When checking my Yahoo emails in the morning, I always inevitably pass by the news section on the front page. I almost never actually read the articles, though—until recently. I was struck by the title and could not help but click it. My approach was certainly one of skepticism—clickbait is all too common on the […]
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Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by the Washington Free Beacon on November 26, 2024. With edits to match Minding the Campus’s style guidelines, it is crossposted here with permission. In September 2022, the Department of Industrial Engineering at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) made a bold promise to the school’s Office of Diversity, Equity, […]
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What drives colleges and universities to offer dual enrollment classes for high school students? Well, many colleges and universities have experienced significant declines in freshmen enrollment in the last ten years—accelerated by the COVID-19 shutdown but continuing since. Some have regained ground by enrolling more transfer and graduate students, but the outlook remains bleak. This […]
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Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by PJ Media on November 11, 2024. With edits to match Minding the Campus’s style guidelines, it is crossposted here with permission. The destruction of Western Civilization is coming not from the scimitars of rampaging Islamic hordes, or from the goose-stepping Nazi thugs, or the fanatical Soviet or Chinese communists. Rather, […]
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Consumer rights advocate and Harvard Law graduate Ralph Nader once addressed a group of law students at his alma mater. Among other criticisms of legal training, he suggested that there are two law schools: a school of the law and a school of the unlawful. He had the right observation but the wrong diagnosis—he focused […]
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Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by Judith Curry on November 13, 2024. With edits to match Minding the Campus’s style guidelines, it is crossposted here with permission. On the 12th of November, the Hague Court of Appeal ruled in the “climate case of the century” that Milieudefensie (“FoE”) filed against Shell in 2019. FoE demands […]
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University of Florida (UF) At UF, men’s basketball coach Todd Golden faces serious allegations of sexual harassment, stalking, and exploitation. As detailed in a Title IX complaint filed on September 27, the accusations against Golden include sending unsolicited explicit photos, aggressively targeting students on social media, and engaging in stalking. The Independent Flordia Alligator reported […]
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In recent years, activism has become increasingly visible in academia, often permeating classrooms, faculty hiring practices, and research agendas. This trend has generated both support and concern across university campuses. While, in some cases, activism can be a powerful force for social change, its growing presence in academic settings has raised important questions about its […]
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