DEI Inc. v. Academic Freedom
Amna Khalid and Jeffrey Aaron Snyder argue that we should not kid ourselves about the threat university DEI bureaucracies pose to academic freedom, but is there a better way?
Academia
Instant Karma's Gonna Get You
Should conservatives worry about breaking the norm of political non-interference with state universities?
The Latest DeSantis Higher Ed Reform Proposals
The Florida governor unveiled some big new ideas -- not all of them good
She Lost Her Job For Showing a Painting of Muhammad in Class. Now, She's Suing.
"Hamline subjected López Prater to the foregoing adverse actions because . . . she did not conform her conduct to the specific beliefs of a Muslim sect," the lawsuit states.
The New Yorker Profiles "The Conservative Who Wants to Bring Down the Supreme Court."
Jonathan Mitchell failed in his effort to become a legal academic, so he put his theories into practice instead.
The New Year Brings a New Formula for US News Law School Rankings
U.S. News and World Report is making some significant changes to the way it ranks law schools.
Be Thankful for Low-Skilled Workers
These are the people who showed up when the economy was shut down by the government, working in jobs labeled "essential."
Andrew Doyle: How the 'New Puritans' Created a 'Frenzy of Conformity'
The journalist and comedian makes the case that "new puritans" espousing the religion of social justice have captured the Western world.
How Woke Mobs Ruined Everything and What To Do About It
Andrew Doyle on the "new puritans" and their godawful religion of social justice.
Mandated Diversity Statement Drives Jonathan Haidt To Quit Academic Society
Prominent social psychologist and NYU professor calls the requirement “explicitly ideological.”
Russ Roberts: Why Economists Suck at Explaining Life
The EconTalk host and Wild Problems author talks about the limits of cost-benefit analyses.
Want An Academic Job? Start Preparing Your DEI Statement.
More universities than ever are now requiring lengthy DEI statements from job applicants. Is that good for academic freedom?
Phil Magness: Holding Leftists and Libertarians Accountable
The intellectual watchdog keeps tabs on everyone from The 1619 Project's Nikole Hannah-Jones to Mises Institute's Hans-Hermann Hoppe in the name of serious scholarship.
Russ Roberts: Why Economists Are Irrelevant
The host of EconTalk and author of Wild Problems says our biggest decisions don't submit to easy cost-benefit analyses.
Advice to Entering Law Students—2022
Some ideas that might help you make better use of the opportunities available to you in law school.
What Law Professors Think About Legal Issues—and Why it Matters
A new study sheds interesting light on these questions.
Is Twitter-Famous Princeton Historian Kevin Kruse a Plagiarist?
His 2000 thesis on civil-rights-era Atlanta lifts passages from other people's work.
Should We Forgive Student Debt?
Listen to an Intelligence Squared US debate featuring Nick Gillespie.
MIT Reinstates Standardized Testing Requirements for Admissions
Doing away with standardized testing doesn't help low-income applicants gain entry to elite colleges.
When Professors Do Foreign Policy
What the John Mearsheimer controversy tells us about theory’s role in international affairs.
How an Academic Grudge Turned Into a #MeToo Panic
How the weaponization of sexual misconduct allegations wrecked Florian Jaeger's life and cost his university millions
Laura Kipnis: How COVID Supercharged the #MeToo Movement
The Love in the Time of Contagion author says sexual paranoia is on the rise.
Law & Contemporary Problems Symposium on "Sex in Law" Publishes Disputed Article
Some student editors had resigned from the journal due to the inclusion of an "anti-trans" article by philosopher Kathleen Stock.
Walter Dellinger, RIP
Dellinger was a famed constitutional law scholar at Duke University, and also held important positions in government during the Clinton Administration.
The Value of Ideological Diversity in Academia
Universities are better off if the faculty do not all think alike
John McWhorter: How To Defeat 'Woke Racism'
The New York Times columnist and Columbia University linguist on the "new religion" he says has "betrayed Black America."
The Academic Freedom Podcast #6 on Tenure in Georgia
A conversation with the AAUP and FIRE about changes in the tenure system at state universities in Georgia
Academic Freedom Trouble at the University of Michigan
The Academic Freedom Alliance rebukes Michigan for its handling of Bright Sheng case
More on the MIT Disinvitation of Dorian Abbot
The Academic Freedom Alliance responds to the provost's public email
The Most Cited Law Faculty, 2016-2020 (Updated)
A few Volokh Conspirators are among the most cited legal scholars in their fields.
Tenure Rules at the University System of Georgia
The board of regents proposes sweeping changes that would significantly weaken tenure protections for faculty.
2021 Study of Law Faculty Scholarly Impact Released
The latest edition of the Sisk, Catlin, Anderson, and Gunderson study of faculty scholarly impact is out. Download it while it's hot.
The Chair Makes Comedy Out of College's Absurd Status Quo
Sandra Oh leads Netflix's satire on the state of academia today.
Justice Thomas Takes Another Shot at Qualified Immunity
He repeats his concern that QI doctrine rests on "shaky ground" and imposes a "one-size-fits-all doctrine" that is "an odd fit for many cases," including those involving university administrators.
Are Duke Law Faculty Forcing a Student-Run Journal to Publish an Offensive Article?
It does not seem that way, despite some reporting to the contrary.
Does a New Florida Law Require State Universities to Monitor Faculty and Student Beliefs? (Updated)
Why is straight reporting on educational reform measures so difficult.
Universities Should Free the Vaccinated From Covid Restrictions on Campus
New CDC guidelines strengthen the already compelling case for doing so.
John McWhorter on Cursing, Anti-Racism, and Why 'We Need to Stop Being So Afraid'
Columbia University linguist John McWhorter on "anti-racism" as a new, misguided civic religion and his new book on curses, Nine Nasty Words.
MSU Conference on Freedom of Speech and Intellectual Diversity on Campus
A free online conference sponsored by the LeFrak Forum on Science, Reason, and Modern Democracy at Michigan State University.
A Professor Pushed Back Against 'White Fragility' Training. The College Investigated Her for 9 Months.
The chaos at Lake Washington Institute of Technology is by no means an isolated occurrence.
Can "Retention Raises" for Faculty Constitute Employment Discrimination?
A Ninth Circuit decision that may be of particular interest to academics.
The Economist Who Says Schools Are Safer Than You Think
When the feds failed to track COVID-19, Emily Oster stepped in.
Writing an Academic Book, Part IV: The Writing Process
Fourth and final post in my series on how to write an academic book and get it published.
Writing an Academic Book, Part III: Getting Your Proposal Accepted
Third in a series of posts on how to write an academic book and get it published.
How Should Universities (Especially Law Schools) Treat The Powerful?
a response to an important and thoughtful argument by Jacob Levy
Science Denialism on the Left: Sex, Gender, and Trans Identity
In The End of Gender, Debra Soh stands up for impartial research—and for LGBTQ rights.