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Image: Via Britannica. Bob Jones University, the main entrance of Bob Jones University, a conservative Christian university in Greenville, South Carolina, in 2022. NAVIGATING THE STORM Leadership, Legacy, and An Uncertain Future of “The World’s Most Unusual University” Introduction: A Returning Graduate’s Perspective Certain places shape a life in ways that cannot be fully articulated…
The recent controversy surrounding the Metropolitan State University of Denver’s Writing Center guidance represents a troubling moment in American higher education—one that conflates genuine linguistic scholarship with ideologically driven pedagogy, ultimately harming the very students it purports to help. The serious intellectual and practical errors embedded in MSU Denver’s now-retracted materials should be addressed. Legal…
The debate over the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) has reached a fever pitch, with growing momentum to dismantle the federal agency and shift control of education back to states and local communities. Drawing from arguments made in recent writings—two from late 2024 exploring the rationale for elimination and an assessment of the DOE’s track…
Mission of the U.S. Department of Education: ED’s mission is to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access. Congress established the U.S. Department of Education (ED) on May 4, 1980, in the Department of Education Organization Act (Public Law 96-88 of October 1979). Under this law,…
Mike LaChance, Legal Insurrection: Harvard Law Enrolls Fewer Black Students After SCOTUS Ruling on Affirmative Action The racial bean counters on the left are deeply distressed by this news. A year after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled affirmative action in college admissions unconstitutional, the law schools at both universities named as defendants—Harvard University and the…
An intriguing statistic highlighting a significant shortcoming in public education is the stark contrast between spending and performance in reading proficiency. In New York, despite spending nearly $30,000 per student, only 33% of students achieved reading proficiency last year. Conversely, Florida, which spends just over $10,000 per student, saw over 80% of its students proficient…
Amidst the policy dialogues of the new Trump administration, which emphasize a leaner federal government, one of the recurring themes has been the reconsideration of the role of national agencies in domestic affairs, including education. Specifically, the discussion around potentially eliminating the U.S. Department of Education has gained notable traction. While this might appear to…