The Misguided Moral Panic About Racism in British Universities The scope of individual autonomy is rapidly being eroded by measures designed to engineer an inclusive society. Wanjiru Njoya and Doug Stokes 9 Feb 2020 · 19 min read
The Suffocation of Academic Freedom by the Research Excellence Framework Lord Robbins went on to stress that academics should have the freedom to âspeculate and investigate as the spirit moves one, and to publish without restraint.â Rumy Hasan 1 Feb 2020 · 5 min read
Read Your Enemies Sometimes only a solitary family resemblanceâa single argument, framework or notionâis passed from parent to progeny, yet the imprint is vivid enough. James Walker 31 Jan 2020 · 4 min read
An Orwelexicon for Bias and Dysfunction in Psychology and Academia They argued that âmansplainingâ was just the âtip of the icebergâ and so coined terms such as âHimpediment,â defined as a âman who stands in the way of progress of women.â Lee Jussim 29 Jan 2020 · 5 min read
The Public School Teacher Attrition Crisis The solution doesnât have to be so complicated. Elizabeth Emery 24 Jan 2020 · 11 min read
How Most American Kids Are Kept Out of the Best Public Schools Abolishing attendance zones will not make the problems of our education system disappear overnight. Tim DeRoche 21 Jan 2020 · 16 min read
Reflections on Intersectionality Different forms of suffering cannot easily be quantified and compared. Coleman Hughes 14 Jan 2020 · 7 min read
Demoted and Placed on Probation One young man said to me, âHow did you get tenure?â When I said that I didnât have tenure he said, âGood! Because youâre not going to get it.â Stuart Reges 11 Jan 2020 · 14 min read
My Universityâs Plan for a Brave New World The planâs introduction, âJobs as Central to Life,â starts by praising the liberal arts. But like Hamletâs insincere Player Queen, it doth protest too much. Jacob Howland 11 Jan 2020 · 6 min read
Accessibility, Ableism, and the Decline of Excellence Differences that benefit the individual (beauty, intelligence, wealth, initiative) can only be understood as unfair privileges, while differences that do not redound to the individualâs benefit can only be made into disabilities which ultimately perpetuate inequity. Adam Ellwanger 28 Dec 2019 · 13 min read
How to Tackle the Unfolding Research Crisis The poor and worsening position of research is not self-correcting, and the sector needs to be redirected towards the solution of real world problems and developing an effective predictive capability. Les Coleman 14 Dec 2019 · 8 min read
Australiaâs PISA Shock Reforming Australiaâs national curriculum to make it more knowledge-rich, as has happened in England, would be a step in the right direction. Greg Ashman 10 Dec 2019 · 8 min read
Dual-EnrollmentâEffective Strategies or Seductive Stratagems? Lawmakers who examined various incarnations of dual-enrollment programs were stunned to find students earning college credits for taking gym. Steve Salerno 4 Dec 2019 · 8 min read
Thorstein Veblenâs Theory of the Leisure ClassâA Status Update The chief purpose of luxury beliefs is to indicate evidence of the believerâs social class and education. Rob Henderson 16 Nov 2019 · 12 min read
Are Elite Colleges Really That Bad? Issues of happiness and conformity notwithstanding, one might still wonder about the affirmative case for elite colleges, especially when considering the effort it takes to gain admittance to one. Nick Whitaker 12 Nov 2019 · 10 min read
