House Hearing on Free Speech and Book Bans
The House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties held a hearing to examine book bans and academic censorship and their impacts on students' well-being. The…
2,836 viewsThe House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties held a hearing to examine book bans and academic censorship and their impacts on students' well-being. The…
2,836 viewsThe Heritage Foundation’s Jonathan Butcher (Splintered: Critical Race Theory and the Progressive War on Truth) and the American Enterprise Institute’s Ian Rowe (Agency ) discussed their books.…
328 viewsPhillip Magness, senior research fellow at the American Institute for Economic Research, talked about universities in the United States and questioned whether they are living up to the…
1,314 viewsMatthew Spalding ("The 1776 Report"), executive director of former President Trump’s 1776 Commission, and Peter Wood (1620: A Critical Response to the 1619 Project) examined the 1619 Project,…
845 viewsUniversity press representatives talked about the challenges facing academic publishing. This virtual event was hosted by the Seminary Co-op Bookstore in Chicago.
134 viewsEducation policy writer Kerry McDonald discusses why she favors a non-traditional form of schooling that helps children learn by enhancing their inherent curiosity.
359 viewsJohns Hopkins University President Ronald Daniels offered his thoughts on the role of higher education in modern democracy. The SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University hosted this…
163 viewsColumnist Tim Harford (The Data Detective) and University of Wisconsin-Madison mathematics Professor Jordan Ellenberg (Shape ) discussed how numbers shape the way we understand the world. This…
315 viewsAtlantic Magazine staff writer Adam Harris offered his thoughts on inequality in America’s higher education system. Harvard Bookstore in Cambridge, Massachusetts, hosted this virtual event.…
209 viewsVanderbilt University Professor Joanne Golann questioned whether “no-excuses” charter schools are too focused on strict behavior compliance guidelines for students. This virtual program was…
209 viewsCourtney Martin reflected on her decision to select public schooling over school choice for her daughter. Midtown Scholar Bookstore in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, hosted this virtual event.
144 viewsWhat caused student loan debt in the U.S. to rise to more than a trillion dollars? Wall Street Journal reporter Josh Mitchell spoke about this growing debt for parents and students with NPR…
688 viewsJames Tooley, vice chancellor and president at the University of Buckingham in England, argued that many private schools in poor countries are setting an example that other countries can…
412 viewsColin Powell, retired four-star general and former secretary of state, recounts his military and political career through a collection of 44 remembrances that impart General Powell’s thoughts on life and leadership. General Powell weaves his…
2,025 viewsTrinity College Professor Davarian Baldwin looked at the impact that urban planning for universities and colleges across the country is having on communities in those cities.
433 viewsJournalist Danielle Dreilinger provided a history of home economics and how it led many young women to jobs in the fields of health, science, and economics. This was a virtual event hosted…
632 viewsMary French, director of the Dictionary Project, discussed her organization’s work to promote literacy by giving dictionaries to students.
195 viewsCritical race theory is a threat to American culture and the evangelical church, according to Voddie Baucham, dean of the School of Divinity at African Christian University in Lusaka,…
916 viewsJohn Ellis, professor emeritus at the University of California, Santa Cruz, argued that universities no longer value open debate and a free exchange of ideas. This virtual event was hosted…
1,260 viewsFrederick Hess (AEI) and Pedro Noguera (USC) debated education policy and discussed the importance of having civil discussions over political disputes. This virtual event was hosted by the…
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