My recent article on Minding the Campus examined a paper by National Science Foundation (NSF) director Sethuraman Panchanathan, published by the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM). ACM refused to investigate Panchanathan’s uncited copying from a paper published by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). The PubPeer website reported that Panchanathan wrote an October […]
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the latest major development in the field of education, and it has the potential to either improve educational quality or significantly devalue it. It all depends on how it is used. In composition courses, using AI to produce outlines, take notes, or write, revise, or translate student writing undermines learning by […]
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I have just read your endorsement of Dr. Jay Bhattacharya to be the head of the National Institute of Health (NIH). While I agree with much of the editorial, I would like to express some concerns, commenting as a long-time teacher of philosophy of science, a private citizen who is eager for the scientific enterprise to thrive, and a long-time supporter of the National […]
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Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by American Thinker on February 3, 2025. With edits to match MTC’s style guidelines, it is cross-posted here with permission. America’s thinkers should keep colleges and universities on their radar—they’re actively undermining the nation. Over 400,000 illegal migrants are enrolled in U.S. higher education institutions, many receiving benefits unavailable to […]
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On February 1, reports emerged that Liu Lijun, a Chinese national studying at the University of California, Los Angeles, is facing deportation after participating in anti-Israel protests on campus. Liu’s case marks one of the first applications of an executive order signed by President Donald Trump on January 29. This order targets—among other things—foreign students […]
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Of late, scholarly journals and law reviews are now asking would-be authors to fill out a conflict of interest form. What is going on here? What is a conflict of interest? Perhaps the clearest conflict of interest in such academic publications is a chemist writing an article exonerating a pharmaceutical company from charges of malfeasance […]
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Editor’s Note: The following is an article originally published by the Observatory of University Ethics on June 29, 2023. It was translated into English from French by the Observatory before being edited to align with Minding the Campus’s style guidelines. It is crossposted here with permission. The American and international media have recently echoed a […]
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Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by Reality’s Last Stand on January 16, 2025. With edits to match MTC’s style guidelines, it is cross-posted here with permission. Biological anthropology and archaeology are facing a censorship crisis. Censorship can be defined simply as the suppression of speech, public communication, or information, often because it is deemed […]
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Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by the City Journal on January 28, 2025. With edits to match MTC’s style guidelines, it is cross-posted here with permission. At a June 2024 teacher workshop put together by the African Studies Association Outreach Council, which “promotes the teaching of Africa in K-16 classrooms,” one presenter told attendees that […]
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As the Trump administration battles to secure the southern border and undo Biden’s reckless dereliction of duty—which allowed 10 million illegal migrants into the country—colleges and universities are doing everything they can to make immigration enforcement a nightmare. Instead of helping address this crisis, they’re actively obstructing federal agents, blatantly disregarding the rule of law […]
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“Do you help with the passion project?” Every so often, I’ll hop on a sales call with an inbound client at my college consulting company, Invictus Prep. Nervous parents, many of them immigrants and newcomers to the American college admissions process, will come prepared with a score of questions about how we propose to help […]
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America survived those crucial months because we had self-government as well as liberty. The Second Massachusetts Provincial Congress assembled on February 1, 1775. The Second Congress would select Samuel Adams, John Adams, John Hancock, Thomas Cushing, and Robert Treat Paine to serve as delegates to the Continental Congress. It authorized a Committee of Safety—among other […]
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