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Blog: American Enterprise Institute – AEI
The pipeline problem in academia refers to the underrepresentation of racial minorities, especially in certain fields, that becomes more obvious as one climbs the ivory tower. There has for some time been a side drumbeat about the relative lack of scholars who identify as conservative.
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Questions about the limits of free speech are increasingly dividing conservatives. A debate between Yoram Hazony and Robert P. George in the pages of Public Discourse, together with a recent intervention by Michael Brendan Dougherty, is an excellent place to begin looking at the issues.
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When a university president does something bold and very public, she has two straightforward courses of action for the days ahead. What I did not expect was that Shafik would take a third course of action—or, rather, inaction.
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Columbia University remains closed to the public, a couple of hours after the NYPD came in at the request of the president, Nemat ("Minouche") Shafik, and arrested busloads of anti-Israel student protestors who had been camped out in front of the main library.
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Vowels are essential in language and revered across cultures, from the divine "OM" in Hinduism to the Greek and Latin rituals.
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Throughout history, some languages have greatly increased their number of speakers and others have died. That said, when a language disappears, we lose information about what it means to be human.
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John McWhorter, arguably one of the most consequential academics in the country and the most consequential linguist, might as well not exist as far as the academic linguistic establishment is concerned. Has anyone pointed out that academia is in trouble?
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Let's by all means argue about legacy admissions—but in good faith.
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Stoicism is making a comeback; Everyone should participate.
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Grading in many subjects is subjective—no doubt about it—and there can be an element of gamesmanship in how instructors set questions and how students answer them. But an honest teacher will strive to be impartial and consistent.
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