Category: Education

Harvard University Encourages Students To Go On Food Stamps, Even Though It’s the Richest School In The World With A $53 Billion Endowment

By Jeannine Mancini Wed, August 9, 2023 at 1:10 PM EDT· Harvard University recently organized an event to support graduate students enrolling in government food assistance programs. The Health Services office sent a flier to graduate students, encouraging them to participate in the SNAP Benefits Sign-Up event in […]

How wealth impacts college admissions

Theara  Coleman How wealth impacts college admissions Rafi  Schwartz Are Trump’s indictment-inspired cash bounces starting to fall flat? ADVERTISEMENT BY WISEBREAD Earn $200 After Spending $500 Justin  Klawans The looming issue of AI commentary in sports Theara  Coleman Amputee rate in Ukraine rises to level akin to WWI […]

That All Men Are Created Equal

By David Pan  ·  Wednesday, July 5, 2023 In spite of the divided opinions concerning the Supreme Court’s ruling against affirmative action in college admissions,[1] there is still solace in realizing that there is an underlying consensus that racial discrimination has no place in U.S. society. The primary dispute is […]

Herman’s Silent Struggles

By Aleksey Bashtavenko Academic Composition  Herman gazed out of his bedroom window, his thoughts consumed by the conflicts that raged within him. His life had become a series of silent battles, waged within the depths of his mind. The weight of societal expectations, the dissonance between his own […]

Herman meets Leslie Feinberg

By Aleksey Bashtavenko Academic Composition Herman’s life began in a well-to-do family in Arlington, Virginia. His father, a successful lobbyist, and his mother, a devoted attorney, held strong beliefs about racial justice in America. Despite their privileged lifestyle, they were determined to ensure their son’s success. However, from […]

Herman’s Metamorphosis

By Aleksey Bashtavenko Academic Composition Herman’s life began in a well-to-do family in Arlington, Virginia. His father, a successful lobbyist, and his mother, a devoted attorney, held strong beliefs about racial justice in America. Despite their privileged lifestyle, they were determined to ensure their son’s success. However, from […]

The tragedy of Herman at Brown University

By Aleksey Bashtavenko Academic Composition Herman’s life began in a well-to-do family in Arlington, Virginia. His father, a successful lobbyist, and his mother, a devoted attorney, held strong beliefs about racial justice in America. Despite their privileged lifestyle, they were determined to ensure their son’s success. However, from […]

BREAKING: SCOTUS Ends Affirmative Action, Panel DEBATES

Krystal and Emily are joined by Michael Starr Hopkins and Delano Squires to react and debate SCOTUS ruling against affirmative action. Michael Starr Hopkins: https://twitter.com/Theonlyhonest Delano Squires: https://twitter.com/DelanoSquires TIMESTAMPS: (00:00)Intro (0:33)Opening Arguments (8:06)Is Diversity A Valuable Goal? (12:52)When Will Affirmative Action Be Unnecessary? (22:45)SCOTUS Ruling Reaction (30:06)Outro To […]

Tabia Lee On How To Teach Kids

The fired DEI director champions diversity, individualism and critical thinking. Appears in this episode Andrew Sullivan Dr. Tabia Lee is an educator and consultant. She was the faculty director for the Office of Equity, Social Justice, and Multicultural Education at De Anza College until she was fired for […]

The War on Black Studies

Sponsored by University of California Press Robin D. G. Kelley The Long War on Black Studies It would be a mistake to think of the current wave of attacks on “critical race theory” as a culture war. This is a political battle. Emmanuel Ordóñez Angulo Lonely at the Top […]

McMaster’s Imaginary Sex Ring

In 2020, a Canadian university tore up its psychology department in search of a non-existent network of sexual predators. Documents obtained by Quillette reveal how administrators allowed it to happen. Jonathan Kay S.L.’s Tale On May 6th, 2021, McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario was hit with bombshell news. […]

7 Dead in School Roof Collapse

7 Dead in School Roof Collapse Seven people, including four children, tragically lost their lives when severe storm winds collapsed a metal roof at a school sports field. Read More… Trump Braces for Possible Jail Time Former White House lawyer Ty Cobb has raised the possibility that former President Donald […]

Why We Need to be Far Less Educated

Imagine teaching young people the molecular composition of rocks, telling them the themes of 16th century literature and how to calculate the volume of triangular pyramids but not teaching them personal finance, how to drive, where to start a business, how to feed themselves or even show them […]

It’s Time to Separate School and State

SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 2023 Libertarians and conservatives taken with the Friedman model are not thinking boldly enough. The answer is … the total separation of education and state. – Cruz Marquis “It’s Time to Separate School and State” [2023] HORNBERGER’S BLOG April 28, 2023 Dismantle the Cuban Embargo […]

Oh, the Humanities!

Sponsored by W. W. Norton & Company Over the past decade, the number of humanities majors at US universities has been in decline. Why? As Sarah Blackwood writes in her recent essay on the state of the English department, explanations vary: “Middlemarch is too long for the TikTok generation; K–12 […]

Peer Review as Shadow Cancelling

If you think academics can avoid abuses by keeping out of politics, think again. Bruce Oliver Newsome 21 Mar 2023 · Fake reviews, vindictive editors, ignorant reviewers, “moderation” without reading, rejections for want of “a critical theory lens,” retention of submissions for a year without review, and defamation. […]