To the Ex. Editor of the NY Times: Maybe Something is Wrong at Colleges?

“[The Ex. Editor] also suggested that colleges aren’t preparing new hires to be tolerant of dissenting views.” This is from today’s WSJ article, New York Times Bosses Seek to Quash Rebellion in the Newsroom – WSJ . Here is the comment I made. “He also suggested that colleges aren’t preparing new hires to be tolerant […]

Keeping Engineering Students in the Program as “Happy Customers” is Wreaking Havoc on American Manufacturing.

America’s Chip Renaissance Needs Workers – WSJ See my comment on the article. Here is what I wrote. Many universities, like the “elite” one where I taught engineers, want happy “customers”, not educated ‘students”. That America doesn’t have the excellent engineers it needs is not a surprise to me. When I taught differential equations, the […]

Universities Don’t Want Much Research Oversight (WSJ)

Here is a link to the excellent article. The Feds Want More Oversight of Scientific Research. Universities Are Fighting Back. – WSJ I wrote a post The Purloined Proof (inside-higher-ed.com about how some well-known professors stole someone’s work. I reference it my comment on the Journal’s articles. Here is my comment. I’m a former professor. […]

Pamel Paul of the NY Times Sadly Misses the Forest for the Trees

Here is a link to my comment and her opinion piece. Opinion | Colleges Are Putting Their Futures at Risk – The New York Times (nytimes.com)

The School Issues We’re Battling Over Aren’t the Ones That Matter (by N. Kristof of the NY Times)

Click this link to see my comment. Opinion | The School Issues We’re Battling Over Aren’t the Ones That Matter – The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Was Thomas Jefferson Right? Yes! Just See Today’s Poll in the NY Times

The difference between college educated voters and no college education is dramatic. To see scroll down in the poll and see the differences. Cross-Tabs: February 2024 Times/Siena Poll of Registered Voters Nationwide – The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Mystery? What Mystery?

Opinion | The Mystery of White Rural Rage – The New York Times (nytimes.com) In this piece Prof. Krugman admits that he is confused. He says he just doesn’t get it. I doubt if he will ever read my comment, but here is what I posted. Prof. Krugman doesn’t get it because it is beyond […]

“…let our students know that Harvard is not really in the business of preparing them to grapple with the world’s complexities…”

I found this article interesting. I’m not going to comment on it, other than to say that I totally agree with this quote from the next to last paragraph. Here is a link to the article. Students Aren’t the Obstacle to Open Debate at Harvard – WSJ

That Fancy University Course? It Might Actually Come From an Education Company.(From the WSJ)

Important article. Here is the link. That Fancy University Course? It Might Actually Come From an Education Company. – WSJ