Author: George R. LaNoue

George R. LaNoue is Emeritus Professor of Political Science and Emeritus Professor of Public Policy at the University of Maryland Baltimore County. He the author of Silenced Stages: The Loss of Academic Freedom and Campus Policy Debates,” Carolina Academic Press, 2019

The Demise of Disparity Studies?

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by the Law & Liberty on November 13, 2024. With edits to match Minding the Campus’s style guidelines, it is crossposted here with permission. Disparity studies comparing various demographic groups based on different outcomes in education, employment, health, housing, and income have been a staple of public policy analysis for decades. […]

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NAS and Heritage Foundation Join to Unveil DEI’s Influence on Higher Education

The National Association of Scholars (NAS) joined the Heritage Foundation for a panel discussion, “Unveiling DEI: Examining Its True Impact on Higher Education,” on August 20 in Washington, D.C.  A recording of the full event, which featured Jay Greene, Heritage senior research fellow; Scott Yenor, professor of political science at Boise State University and Washington […]

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Maryland Regrets the End of Racial Discrimination

The higher education community awaited a Supreme Court decision regarding campus admissions with great anxiety. After the Court issued Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. Presidents and Fellows of Harvard College (SFFA) banning such racial discrimination, many campuses deplored it and sought ways to avoid its effect. An official letter to the “Dear Terrapin Community” […]

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