by jpitney | Aug 22, 2023 | Civil Rights, Conservative', Higher Education
Samuel Abrams at AEI: Difference that drives progress is a spectacular ideal for higher education, but far too many schools are failing in practice. At Columbia University, a DEI office explicitly states that they “are committed to centering race in our pursuit of...
by jpitney | Aug 16, 2023 | Civic Education, civic virtue, Claremont McKenna College, Free Speech, Higher Education
Michael T. Nietzel at Forbes: A group of 13 college presidents is launching a new campaign, called the Campus Call for Free Expression, to bring renewed attention to the importance of free expression, critical inquiry and civil discourse on college campuses. The...
by jpitney | Jul 21, 2023 | Civility, Deliberation, Higher Education
2023 AMERICAN COLLEGE STUDENT FREEDOM, PROGRESS AND FLOURISHING SURVEY John Bitzan, Ph.D. There are significant differences between students with different political ideologies in the reasons that they feel comfortable sharing their opinions on such topics. 55 percent...
by jpitney | May 18, 2023 | Free Speech, Higher Education
2/ Of course, smart, sophisticated, high achieving people can be wrong, have been wrong, and indeed are wrong about many things. That is why thinking for oneself–and not outsourcing one’s thinking–is so critically important. — Robert P. George🇻🇦🇺🇸🪕...
by jpitney | May 17, 2023 | Civility, Debate, Higher Education
Lamar Alexander at WSJ: When the Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade, the University of California’s president denounced the decision as “antithetical” to UC’s values. Vanderbilt University’s new chancellor took a different approach. Daniel Diermeier, who was...
by jpitney | May 8, 2023 | Civility, Deliberation, Higher Education
Susan Svrluga at WP: Now schools, nonprofits and faculty members across the country are looking for solutions, with many creating programs to foster civil discourse. The efforts are varied and evolving, with institutional commitment to the principles on some campuses...
