Academic Standards

May 12, 2026

The Danger of Danielle Allen’s Civics Project

Her ‘bipartisan’ civics project masks a framework that empowers the academic left’s most radical actors.
May 8, 2026

Lightning Strikes Twice

Harvard joins Yale in acknowledging the intellectual climate crisis inside elite higher education.
April 8, 2026

Too Many Dogs Are Eating Too Much Homework

Students rely on trivial excuses to avoid academic responsibility—universities must stop accepting them.
April 1, 2026

Out With the Snake Pits, In With the Strategists

Defunding area studies was right. But America needs to build something better.
March 31, 2026

Report: ‘Progressive Ideology’ Is Embedded in General Education Requirements

Core subjects like American history and Western civilization are being pushed aside.
March 30, 2026

What Is Critical Thinking Anyway?

Colleges must reclaim the lost art of reasoning.
March 26, 2026

Credentialed, Not Educated

Many foreign language graduates aren’t proficient, raising doubts about what college degrees actually signal.
March 13, 2026

Fixing Stupid

Colleges should teach critical thinking again.
March 3, 2026

He Was an A+ Student After All

Grade inflation has gotten so bad that a 1968 C+ might clear the bar for a Yalie A today.
February 25, 2026

Is College Making People Stupider?

Yes.
February 12, 2026

Rigging the Clock

The explosion of academic accommodations at elite universities makes it tough to believe their students are truly smarter—or more capable—than everyone else.
February 9, 2026

A Geographic Solution

UATX could build a stronger student body by narrowing its recruiting efforts to elite Northeastern schools that consistently produce large numbers of high-achieving students.
February 9, 2026

An Ivy League President Breaks Ranks

Could a rare moment of candor change how elite universities respond to public skepticism?
February 6, 2026

Should Faculty SAT Scores Be Public?

After decades in higher education, I’ve reconsidered what accountability should look like.
January 14, 2026

No Standards, Just Vibes

Music education has been off pitch—but the choir may be getting back in tune.
January 13, 2026

Back to First Grade

One in eight college students can’t do basic math, a UCSD report finds.
December 22, 2025

Remedial Nation

Students can’t read or do math because teachers were never taught the subjects they teach.
December 18, 2025

Four Years, Warm Chairs

What’s the point of high school if students still can’t read?
July 29, 2025

‘Reading and Analyzing Are Not Essential,’ Says the College Board
May 15, 2025

National Association of Scholars Sounds Alarm on STEM Crisis
February 7, 2025

Scorched by DEI: A Nation on Fire—Literally
January 29, 2025

Lowering the Bar Isn’t Equity—All Students Deserve High Standards
December 23, 2024

Social Promotion Fails Students and Colleges
November 19, 2024

Colleges and the Dumbing Down of America
October 8, 2024

Reflections on the Loss of Rigor in College Classes
May 10, 2024

Humanities Must Embrace Rigorous Standards
May 6, 2024

Better Campus Incentives: Reward the Good, Punish the Bad
April 25, 2024

Crybabies in the Classroom
December 22, 2023

Restoring the Academic Gold Standard
March 29, 2020

How Low Can Higher Education Go?