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  • The Passing of a Decent Man

    The Passing of a Decent Man

    Habermas’s theories offer a needed defense of reason in an illiberal academy.

    I first read Jürgen Habermas in a graduate school seminar—The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere—and I felt immense irritation. All this is just wrong! There’s all sorts of Marxist…

  • Against Boutique Education

    Against Boutique Education

    Fellowships are valuable, but they can’t replace universities.

    Colin Redemer, in his “The Return of the Fellowship,” proposes vastly increasing the number of fellowships—tailored programs of study—as a solution to the problems of higher education. Higher education is…

  • Britain Tests a New Model for Campus Free Speech

    Britain Tests a New Model for Campus Free Speech

    Universities in England now face new legal duties—and possible fines—to protect lawful speech and academic freedom.

    Key provisions of the United Kingdom’s Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023 are now moving from statute to implementation, placing new legal duties on universities in England to protect…

  • Universities Put the ‘Men’ in Women’s History Month

    Universities Put the ‘Men’ in Women’s History Month

    Events include transgender ‘gender equity’ speakers, intersectionality seminars, and sex-toy lessons.

    Women’s History Month was established in 1980 to recognize women’s achievements—scientific discoveries, humanitarian work, the arts, etc. But this year, American colleges and universities have decided to use the month…

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  • A White-Collar Trade School?

    A White-Collar Trade School?

    A view that college should prepare students for immediate employment is now mainstream across America.
  • Is College Dead—or Just Changing?

    Is College Dead—or Just Changing?

    An ed-tech executive argues higher education must adapt to AI as students and institutions prioritize job-market returns.
  • A Market Test

    A Market Test

    Degrees that don’t deliver face a federal cutoff—just as the job market grows less forgiving.
  • That’s Not Good

    That’s Not Good

    A weak job market awaits recent graduates—and young men are feeling the contraction most.