Last week, American University’s faculty asserted the academic freedom that was once a central value of our colleges and universities is now under almost unremitting assault. Departing from the intellectual cowardice of many other...
Nearly 10 percent of college graduates think Judge Judy is on the Supreme Court. A decade ago, Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., spearheaded the designation of Sept. 17 as Constitution Day, mandating that all publicly...
Thursday, Sept. 17, is Constitution Day, celebrated nationally as Citizenship Day from 1952-2004, and by many states before then. It marks the 228th anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution in 1787. In...
The American public continues to show a staggering level of ignorance about the basic principles of America’s Constitution and government, according to a new survey put out by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA)....
Colleges and universities are complex operations—often with billion-dollar budgets. The stakes are high: what happens on our campuses affects not only students but the society at large. The ultimate responsibility in higher education rests...
WASHINGTON, August 3, 2015—While most Americans weren’t looking, our schools—colleges, universities, and high schools—have largely abandoned what was once their central enterprise, transmitting our history and our culture to the next generation. A recent...
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