In the latest move in its multifaceted effort to remake higher education accreditation, and higher education in general, the Bush administration has appointed to the Education Department’s panel that reviews accrediting agencies a critic...
A national academic group is asking: “Where art thou, Shakespeare requirements for English graduates?” The American Council of Trustees and Alumni–a conservative-leaning, Washington, D.C.-based group that argues there is too little intellectual diversity on...
Fewer of America’s top colleges and universities across the country require English majors to study William Shakespeare, according to a new study released this month by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni. The...
Just in time for William Shakespeare’s 443rd birthday, it seems unfair he should suffer the “unkindest cut of all.” But researchers studying the relevance of the Shakespeare on college campuses today found fewer and...
A U.S. academic group is bemoaning the many universities abandoning studies of William Shakespeare in favor of such things as “Baywatch.” Timed to coincide with the English writer’s birthday in 1564, the non-profit American...
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