Dec ‘22 Higher Ed Collection
The following are higher ed-related articles of interest from December 2022. Those of most interest are detailed in individual postings*
Rethinking Stanford’s approach to eliminating ‘harmful’ language (FIRE, 12/29/22)
Mostly, I’m Offended as a Muslim: The Hamline University shocking imposition of narrow religious orthodoxy (Chronicle of Higher Ed, 12/22/22)
Ancient Apocalypse and the end of history programs : The current state of the History Channel is a travesty.(Spectator, 12/22/22)
Brown University Discriminates Against South Asians (WSJ, 12/21/22)
Stanford Guide to Acceptable Words (WSJ, 12/19/22)
Big Brother is Watching You: Stanford’s New ‘Harmful Language’ Guide (Stanford Review, 12/19/22)
Texas bill would ban diversity offices at public colleges (Higher Ed Dive, 12/19/22)
Straight White Males Strongly Encouraged Not to Apply Gayffirmative action: the newest frontier in the DEI landscape, (City Journal, 12/19/22)
Freedom: Experience at Stanford Academic Freedom Conference (Genius of Thomas Sowell podcast, 12/18/22)
Antisemitism Is Rising at Colleges, and Jewish Students Are Facing Growing Hostility: A Report (Wall Street Journal, 12/14/22)
Like Professional, Like Student: The University of Missouri’s journalism school imposes an anti-speech diversity policy. (City Journal, 12/14/22)
The Free-Speech Crisis Colleges Ignore* Chinese students face harassment for expressing their political views. Where’s the outrage? (Chronicle, 12/8/22)
Brown University becomes first Ivy League school to add official caste protections (NBC News, 12/5/22)
Applying to College, and Trying to Appear ‘Less Asian’ (NYT, 12/02/22)
