The Great Collision of Culture, Civility, and Censorship
By Nicholas Kristof | On university campuses across the country, from Mizzou to Yale, we have two noble forces colliding with explosive force. One is a concern for minority or marginalized students and faculty members, who are often left feeling as outsiders in ways that damage everyone’s education. At the University of Missouri, a black professor…
Goodbye Columbus Day, Hello Indigenous Peoples Day
By Peter Fricke | Universities in Alaska and Oklahoma are taking a cue from liberal bastions such as Berkeley and Seattle in celebrating “Indigenous Peoples’ Day” rather than Columbus Day. Both states have historically had large Native American populations, and proponents view the name-change as a symbolic rejection…
Womens’ Voices Are Just As Loud As Everyone Else’s
By Geena Goozdich | Many people in America, especially those among our generation, have become apathetic about the idea of voting. Whenever the subject is breached, you constantly hear commentary like, “What is just one more vote?” or “I don’t care enough about it.” Even though it’s easy to become indifferent about…
Liberty University Gives Other Colleges a Lesson in Tolerance
By Richmond Times-Dispatch Editors | Bernie Sanders and the students and faculty at Liberty University don’t see eye to eye on many issues. The evangelicals at the Lynchburg college object in particular to his support for gay marriage and abortion rights. But that didn’t keep Sanders from addressing the students on Monday…
American University Joins Colleges Defending Free Speech
By Nick Gillespie | Faculty senate says “that shielding students from controversial material will deter them from becoming critical thinkers and responsible citizens.” The faculty senate at American University in Washington, D.C., has issued a resolution that really stands up for free expression. That such a…
What Advice Did One Dad Give to His College Age Son?
By David Desrosiers | Dear Son, I address you as son and not “Ryan,” because at core I’m your father, not your friend. Father and son are roles that come with expectations. My job has always been to prepare you for self-government: to ensure that your heart, gray matter, and grit are properly formed. If I did my job…
Why You Should Read “The Worst Books”
By Susan McWilliams | It’s great that you love the Great Books. But now it’s time to read some bad books. And I don’t mean just any bad books. I mean the Big Bad Books. I mean the Worst Books: the books that you’re convinced are the undoers of civilization, the creators of destruction, the tellers of…
Life During the Time of the Big University
By David Brooks | Many American universities were founded as religious institutions, explicitly designed to cultivate their students’ spiritual and moral natures. But over the course of the 20th century they became officially or effectively secular. Religious rituals like mandatory chapel services were dropped….
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