Fear and Self-Censorship in Higher Education
Unless we can conquer our anxiety and restructure the way we interact, dreams of social unification will remain dead on arrival.
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Unless we can conquer our anxiety and restructure the way we interact, dreams of social unification will remain dead on arrival.
The project that (finally) got me hooked on Canadian history.
Chinese-supported student groups in the West are being used to control discussion about China, censor critics, and lead protests against invited speakers
Jennifer Gries used claims of rape to punish a co-worker. Activists at Stanford used her lies for their own purposes.
The disgraceful scenes at Stanford are a flawless embodiment of how diversity doctrine distorts academic life and constrains decision-making.
Tenure is allowing humanities scholars to write and teach our profession into well-earned irrelevance.
If you think academics can avoid abuses by keeping out of politics, think again.
In praise of combative and cantankerous instruction.
The investigation into the polarizing law professor violates the most basic tenets of academic freedom.
A new book by John Sellars explores the life’s work and extraordinary legacy of the man he has provocatively called “the single most important human being ever to have lived.”
Universities cannot withstand the assault on objective truth.
Oxford ethicist Nigel Biggar’s controversial reassessment of Britain’s imperial record has reignited an important academic quarrel over the meaning and legacy of empire.
Originality requires both knowledge and technical mastery.
School closings put strain on families and students alike.
Before we challenge conventions, we must understand and master them.