Testifying before Congress on Dec. 5, the presidents of Harvard, MIT and the University of Pennsylvania presented themselves as Ivy League guardians of the First Amendment. Their testimony provoked bipartisan congressional outrage. Harvard, MIT, Penn and other universities had offered little more than institutional shrugs as pro-Hamas, anti-Israel protests explicitly threatened violence against Jewish students […]
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Bye, Bye DEI and good riddance
Diversity, equity, and inclusion, or DEI , has insinuated itself into many aspects of Americans’ lives, from corporate hiring to college admissions. Over much of the past few years, diversity officers have been some of the hottest hires in business , university, and government bureaucracies. But recently, they’ve begun to feel left out in the […]
Why does college cost so much? Professors!
The average American saved $5,011 last year. That means it would take them about 75 years to save up enough cash to send one child to a top-rated US university. College is really expensive. And it just keeps getting more expensive. The average tuition at US private colleges grew by about 4% last year to […]
College affirmative action gutted, is DEI next?
The Supreme Court’s ruling on Thursday that effectively ends affirmative action in higher education raises questions about the future of employer-run initiatives and programs that consider race — which exist extensively across the United States. Though the opinion focuses on higher education, some legal experts say it could lead to changes in commonplace workplace initiatives […]
Colleges eliminate grades for snowflake students
Joy Malak floundered through her freshman year in college. “I had to learn how to balance my finances. I had to learn how to balance work and school and the relationship I’m in.” The hardest part about being a new college student, Malak said, “is not the coursework. It’s learning how to be an adult.” […]
15 idiotic college classes taught in America today
So this is what all those hefty tuition payments are covering these days. While a typical college education may consist of sitting in long lectures that start at 8 a.m., some universities have put a fresh spin on such time-worn traditions Many now offer classes about pop culture icons, the importance of learning how to […]