Speaking to a packed house in the Minor Hall auditorium at the University of Virginia last night, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist George Will traced the rise of the totalitarian movement on college campuses. Contemporary totalitarian thought, which arises from the...
The University of Virginia’s vice president for diversity, equity & inclusion told the New York Times that UVa has only 40 DEI employees — half the number counted by the Virginia Association of Scholars. We wonder if his count includes the positions...
by James A. BaconKudos to Stephanie Saul for her front-page article in The New York Times this morning. She quotes Bert Ellis and me accurately and in context in an impressively even-handed account of the brewing controversy over Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at...
by James A. BaconThe woke witch trials of the 21st century don’t burn their victims at the stake, but they still do immense harm.We previously told the story of how Morgan Bettinger, a 4th-year student who ran afoul of the University of Virginia’s...
Register for the Livestream Debate, 1:30pm EST, Wed, May 3, 2023:“Protecting Academic Freedom at U.S. Universities: Do Proposed Policies in Florida Make Sense?”Many educational leaders have become acutely concerned that Academic Freedom and Free Expression are being...
