by Publius | May 13, 2017 | Grey Matter
By R.J. Snell (Source) In his widely discussed book Excellent Sheep, William Deresiewicz ponders why the interests and imagined possibilities of so many students tend to narrow rather than expand during higher education. As freshmen, he notes, many enter with big...
by Publius | Sep 1, 2016 | Grey Matter
By: Eric Metaxas (Source) | One academically rigorous, left leaning university has put its incoming freshmen on notice. It’s become so commonplace on American college campuses that it’s hardly news anymore. Students demanding “safe spaces,” where they aren’t...
by Libertad | May 24, 2016 | Grey Matter, Posts
By Andy Kessler | Debt-laden graduates, affluent alumni, birds-of-a-feather faculty and tuition-burdened parents: I’m sorry. I’m sorry that I won’t be sucking up to you with the same old graduation platitudes. You should have invited Oprah: “How do you know when...
by Libertad | May 10, 2016 | Grey Matter, Posts
By Michael R. Strain | Economist C. Kirabo Jackson has a new working paper studying the effects of single-sex education on students’ academic outcomes and criminal activity. (I’ve done some work on this subject as well.) The paper is very well done. From its...
by Libertad | Dec 28, 2015 | Grey Matter
By Motoko Rich | GREENVILLE, S.C. — A sign in a classroom here at Berea High School, northwest of downtown in the largest urban district in the state, sends this powerful message: “Failure Is Not an Option. You Will Pass. You Will Learn. You Will Succeed.” By one...
