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Why the Mental Health of Liberal Girls Sank First and Fastest

Why the Mental Health of Liberal Girls Sank First and Fastest Jonathan Haidt, co-author with Greg Lukianoff of "The Coddling of the American Mind" writes: "Greg is prone to depression, and after hospitalization for a serious episode in 2007, Greg...

Posted by Michael Bates on March 4, 2024 4:00 PM

Hillsdale's Common Reading Program by David Randall | NAS

Hillsdale's Common Reading Program by David Randall | NAS "Fundamentally, Hillsdale believes that a liberal arts education is designed to liberate the human person. Hillsdale's curriculum teaches a willing acceptance of the discipline and virtue that enables students to live...

Posted by Michael Bates on May 1, 2023 12:33 AM

(339) Haskell State School of Agriculture | lost-colleges

(339) Haskell State School of Agriculture | lost-colleges One of six agricultural junior colleges authorized by the first Oklahoma legislature, but defunded in 1917, the campus sat at the east end of College Ave. in Broken Arrow, and the main...

Posted by Michael Bates on June 9, 2022 11:39 AM

A Not So Happy Warrior: Mike Adams, 1964-2020 :: SteynOnline

A Not So Happy Warrior: Mike Adams, 1964-2020 :: SteynOnline "The American academy is bonkers and has reared monsters - so that we now have a 'black liberation movement' staffed almost entirely by college-educated white women (including a remarkable number...

Posted by Michael Bates on July 27, 2020 8:58 PM

A Not So Happy Warrior: Mike Adams, 1964-2020 :: SteynOnline

A Not So Happy Warrior: Mike Adams, 1964-2020 :: SteynOnline "The American academy is bonkers and has reared monsters - so that we now have a 'black liberation movement' staffed almost entirely by college-educated white women (including a remarkable number...

Posted by Michael Bates on July 27, 2020 8:58 PM

The Intellectual and Moral Decline in Academic Research -- The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal

The Intellectual and Moral Decline in Academic Research -- The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal I've often heard about Ike warning of the "military-industrial complex," but never knew that he warned about federal money corrupting science in the...

Posted by Michael Bates on January 29, 2020 11:53 AM

MIT prof finds that adding an hour of sleep can bump students up a letter grade | The Times of Israel

MIT prof finds that adding an hour of sleep can bump students up a letter grade | The Times of Israel A Fitbit-based study attempting to show a link between exercise and better grades showed something entirely different: "When Grossman...

Posted by Michael Bates on December 15, 2019 9:45 PM

A Modern Great Books Solution to the Humanities' Enrollment Woes - The Chronicle of Higher Education

A Modern Great Books Solution to the Humanities' Enrollment Woes - The Chronicle of Higher Education Purdue adds liberal arts to its STEM-focused campus with the five-semester Cornerstone requirement. 'In 2016, Reingold asked Zook to direct the fledgling program. Her...

Posted by Michael Bates on November 15, 2019 9:00 PM

'Undercurrent of fear': Students say professor's online posts are indicative of anti-LGBTQ culture in Auburn - The Auburn Plainsman

'Undercurrent of fear': Students say professor's online posts are indicative of anti-LGBTQ culture in Auburn - The Auburn Plainsman Auburn student newspaper attacks professor for views expressed on his personal Facebook account. Authors Anthony Esolen and Robert A. J. Gagnon...

Posted by Michael Bates on November 8, 2019 12:16 PM

How Colleges Pair Freshman Roommates - The Atlantic

How Colleges Pair Freshman Roommates - The Atlantic "Many new students join groups online to connect with one another before freshman year, and they submit roommate requests based on the information they glean there. But in recent years, many colleges...

Posted by Michael Bates on September 2, 2019 9:50 AM

Campus Intolerance of Free Speech Roots Revealed in Recent Study | National Review

Campus Intolerance of Free Speech Roots Revealed in Recent Study | National Review "At first, I objected to the question. We are not 'forced to choose' between inclusivity and free speech. But on reflection, I realized the question's worth. That's...

Posted by Michael Bates on March 23, 2019 1:41 PM

Oh, the Inhumanities! | Power Line

Oh, the Inhumanities! | Power Line Stephen Hayward writes: "But there is one more point to be made about faith-based colleges like Earlham. One thing that is largely unreported these days is that most supposedly Christian or evangelical colleges have...

Posted by Michael Bates on August 1, 2018 10:50 PM

A Professor's Revolt | commentary

A Professor's Revolt | commentary: Regulations tied to federal financial aid drive administrative bloat, soaring tuition (which requires more federal financial aid with more strings attached, and faculty demoralization. Noah Rothman reviews David Graeber's article in The Chronicle of Higher...

Posted by Michael Bates on May 13, 2018 2:51 PM

Return of the MOOCs | City Journal

Return of the MOOCs | City Journal How one entrepreneur is trying to turn massive open online courses (MOOCs) into a low-cost on-ramp for higher education: "For the millions of students taking free courses online, the road to college credits...

Posted by Michael Bates on March 16, 2018 2:26 PM

Alice's Oxford | Peter Hitchens | First Things

Alice's Oxford | Peter Hitchens | First Things Peter Hitchens writes (beautifully)of the Oxford of the past, the Oxford of the imagination, and the Oxford of today. "So as I walk along the riverside pathways, or slip into the college...

Posted by Michael Bates on November 10, 2017 6:43 PM

Against Princeton | R. R. Reno | First Things

Against Princeton | R. R. Reno | First Things R. R. Reno writes: "Not only have Princeton, Harvard, Yale, and other elite universities become decadent, they have failed in their self-appointed task. The leaders they proffer our society are increasingly...

Posted by Michael Bates on November 10, 2017 6:13 PM

Is Yale Elite If Its English Majors Don't Read Shakespeare?

Is Yale Elite If Its English Majors Don't Read Shakespeare? - The Federalist - Joy Pullman "Yes, something is definitely wrong when students are so racist that they will not listen to the ideas of someone who had the misfortune...

Posted by Michael Bates on November 7, 2017 1:35 AM

The Bond villain libertarians of Guatemala | Washington Examiner

The Bond villain libertarians of Guatemala | Washington Examiner "Francisco Marroquin -- named after the first Bishop of Guatemala, who translated several of the indigenous languages -- is one of the best universities in Latin America. Its fees are at...

Posted by Michael Bates on February 3, 2017 11:49 PM

JC in transition | Climate Etc.

JC in transition | Climate Etc. Climate scientist Judith Curry is retiring from her tenured faculty position at Georgia Tech in order to enjoy "A deciding factor was that I no longer know what to say to students and postdocs...

Posted by Michael Bates on January 5, 2017 7:29 AM

An Update on Gender Imbalance in MIT Admissions Maker Portfolios

An Update on Gender Imbalance in MIT Admissions Maker Portfolios This is a disappointing bit of obsessing by MIT's administration about an insignificant difference in behavior among students seeking admission. Applicants can submit various kinds of portfolios -- research papers,...

Posted by Michael Bates on October 5, 2016 5:31 PM