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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Thomas Paine arrived in America on November 30, 1774. He had to be carried ashore in Philadelphia half-dead from a shipboard fever. He left behind in England a life of poverty and failure, and he came to America with anger and resentment at the good and great who lived so well when he lived so […]
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Editor’s Note: This article presents two essays on Boston University’s decision to “pause” admissions to its doctoral programs. The first is by Cassandra Nelson, a visiting fellow in literature at the Lumen Center in Madison, Wisconsin, and an associate fellow at the University of Virginia’s Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture. Her book A Theology […]
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The College Board’s annual release of the Trends in College Pricing and Student Aid always contains a wealth of information on the latest enrollment and financial data for higher education. It is also notable that this report is much more informative, useful, and usable than anything put out by the Department of Education. If you […]
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This Thanksgiving you might step into the role of the “crazy uncle.” You know the one—big opinions, the loudest voice, met with apathy. But maybe their ideas aren’t dismissed because they’re wrong. They just don’t always bring enough receipts. This year, I’m here to help. Here are a few examples to back your claim that […]
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Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by American Thinker on November 15, 2024. With edits to match Minding the Campus’s style guidelines, it is crossposted here with permission. All presidential elections offer paradoxes, but the Harris-Trump contest provides a truly remarkable oddity. Specifically, the Democrats, now the party of the college-educated, especially college professors, nominated Presidential and […]
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In the dead of night on November 21, a group of students linked to Sarah Lawrence College’s (SLC) Divestment Coalition stormed Westlands, the school’s main administrative building, and announced their occupation through social media. This was no quiet protest. Hiding their identities behind masks, the group decorated the building with signs, barricaded doors, and blocked […]
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This week is my favorite week of the year. Thanksgiving offers an official period of several days away from the office and school to reflect and give thanks to family and friends for our abundant blessings as Americans. It is worth remembering the original story of the Pilgrim’s embarkation on the Mayflower as recorded in […]
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Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt of an article originally published on the author’s Substack Diogenes In Exile on November 14, 2024. With edits to fit MTC’s style, it is crossposted here with permission. Taking Action: Restoring Evidence-Based Counseling Programs in the Face of Social Justice Ideology For those who have watched the transformation of psychology from […]
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I cannot imagine such an arrangement on a secular campus occurring today. However it plays out, Donald Trump’s plan to exorcise college campuses of woke ideological domination is heartening to those who desire a genuine spirit of intellectual debate on college campuses. The hard left stifles genuine debate since it denies the value of the […]
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In recent decades, the intellectual climate in higher education has been toxic, resulting in predictable effects on society. This toxicity is seen in an explosion of “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI) statements and staffing, plagiarism and replication scandals, and the frequent silencing of conservative views and harassment of conservative scholars. Clearly, academia’s intellectual environment needs […]
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The University of Florida (UF) is in the midst of a scandal as men’s basketball coach Todd Golden stands accused of sexual harassment, stalking, and sexual exploitation. On September 27, UF received a Title IX complaint detailing disturbing allegations that Golden sent unsolicited explicit photos, aggressively pursued students on social media, and engaged in stalking. One woman […]
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Editor’s Note: This statement was originally published by the National Association of Scholars on November 20, 2024. With edits to match Minding the Campus’s style guidelines, it is crossposted here with permission. The National Association of Scholars (NAS) welcomes the nomination of Linda McMahon to serve as the next Secretary of Education. Her character, her experience, […]
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A recent article in the Atlantic revealed the startling truth that students at Columbia University—one of America’s most elite colleges—are unprepared to read books. Columbia University, where I completed my bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English literature, based its reputation on its famous Core Curriculum, a series of required courses that introduce students to the […]
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Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by City Journal on November 19, 2024. With edits to match Minding the Campus’s style guidelines, it is crossposted here with permission. The Supreme Court in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard (SFFA) banned the use of race in admissions in higher education. In the State University of New York system, however, race-conscious methods […]
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Jefferson’s geopolitical and diplomatic gestures, alongside his formal and personal correspondence, allow us to understand his essay on Cervantes. I refer to “Query VI” of Notes on the State of Virginia (1785). The meaning of this text remains invisible to those unfamiliar with the protocols of Don Quijote de la Mancha (DQ). Most readers expect Montesquieu’s […]
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For decades, there have been complaints that states have been cutting funding for colleges, often referred to as state disinvestment. But in my annual report tracking trends in state funding, I show that state disinvestment is a myth. The figure below shows state funding per student over the past 43 years. The dashed blue regression […]
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