From The New Yorker: Ronell, who is sixty-six, is a literary scholar and philosopher at New York University and, by all accounts, one of the great academic minds of our time. Her accuser is Nimrod Reitman, her former doctoral student, … Continue reading →
Hungary’s Viktor Orban is continually referred to as “far right.” And perhaps he is. For example, I saw this article describing how Orban has decided to ban gender studies programs in the two universities in Hungary that have offered them … Continue reading →
…writes Heather Mac Donald in National Review. Mac Donald also points out that Jeong holds opinions on white people that are typical of what passes for thought in academia these days. They are not unusual at all: …[Jeong’s] tweets are … Continue reading →
Even Politifact and FactCheck couldn’t parse Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez’s astonishing statement about the cause of unemployment in a way that made her look anything but ignorant on the subject. From the first site: During the interview, Ocasio-Cortez said, “Unemployment is low … Continue reading →
Stalking isn’t funny; it’s serious and frightening. And this University of Central Florida professor who stalked a PhD student sounds remarkably obsessive about it: Ali Borji, a 39-year-old assistant professor in the school’s Department of Computer Science, was arrested at … Continue reading →
Jordan Peterson has become so effective a messenger—and not just in Canada—that it was inevitable that the MSM, the left, and academics (but I repeat myself) would put forth effort to discredit and discount him. So if you’ve been paying … Continue reading →
Not. Suzanna Danuta Walters, the author of the piece in that link, is a professor of sociology at Northeastern University as well as director of the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program there and editor of a gender studies journal … Continue reading →
Educators and people who set education policy are constantly tweaking college admissions standards in order to reach the holy grail of enough diversity, or the right kind of diversity. Here’s an article appearing in The Atlantic which offers a new … Continue reading →
Brilliant talk by Haidt: I’ve become more and more impressed with Haidt over time. Fearless, clear, supported by evidence, he keeps churning out these videos and giving these talks. He started as a liberal—I don’t know where he’s at politically … Continue reading →
Safe spaces at Duke. Safe from thought, by way of purges: About 100 students and alumni have asked Duke University to reinstate a professor whose teaching style encourages students to think critically about their opinions and opposing views. They believe … Continue reading →
…isn’t good for the gander. And the gander’s doing something about it.
Continue reading →The University of Michigan has a comprehensive anti-free-speech policy. Oh, the school doesn’t call it that. They say it’s: …a disciplinary code that prohibits “harassment” and “bullying,” and increases the penalties if such actions are motivated by “bias.”…Michigan defines harassment … Continue reading →