The federal government had supposedly made it much easier to apply for college financial aid. Except there was a glitch and students could not access the new online tool they […]
Tag: higher education
Guest essay: Investing in our health
by Tara Hulsey I have always said nursing is not just a career — it’s a calling. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the nursing workforce shortage was put in the national […]
Fight against antisemitism now used to promote an ‘anti-woke’ agenda
by David N. Myers When feckless agitators accuse Derek Penslar of antisemitism, you know that something has gone way off the rails. We should be clear: What they are attacking […]
Ignorance and apathy
The joke is told about a poll taker who asks about ignorance and apathy in the country. “I don’t know, and I don’t care,” says the respondent. The consequences of […]
The root causes of lower learning
by Cal Thomas We are constantly told how necessary it is to find the “root causes” of everything, from crime, to illegal immigration, to the wave of antisemitism spreading across […]
UPenn’s Magill’s weak testimony costs her big
Rep. Elise Stefanik set a clever trap at a House hearing on antisemitism on campus, snaring the presidents of the University of Pennsylvania, Harvard and MIT. The presidents, Liz Magill […]
Guest essay: What is the value of liberal education?
by Christopher Wilkinson While West Virginia University was in the throes of the fiscal crisis resulting in the elimination of faculty, staff and disciplines, there were repeated assurances that whatever […]
Sports are part of the college curriculum, too
by Tyler Cowen For many foreigners, the prevalence of athletics is one of the strangest features of the U.S. system of higher education. America is a leader in Nobel prizes, […]
Students get an overdue lesson in political realities
On Thursday, a vehicle trolled around Harvard Square bearing screens with the names and likenesses of some of the Harvard University students who had signed on to a public statement […]
Guest essay: Fall is a sign of change! Let’s change our perception of higher education
by Alicia Kalka Growing up in West Virginia, I’ve always loved this time of year. Fall is a reminder that change is on the horizon. West Virginians, fall is a […]
