Category: Education

June 13, 2025

Should the University of Minnesota Publish Faculty-Written Pro-Gaza Open Letters on their Website?

An English Professor's anti-Israel polemic against his employer forces us to ask what university websites are really for and what place controversy holds in higher-education marketing.

April 24, 2023

What is the first question you should ask any candidate for office? [Reader’s Question]

Last week, a student asked me "what the hell is wrong with the North Dakota legislature?" The answer isn't what you think.

April 24, 2019

Requiem for A Philosophy Professor: Remembering David N. Mowry

February 9, 2015

Why do people hate teachers…and what is a school anyway?

The fact is, as human beings, we lash out at what we see and students see only a tiny percent of those things that make a school what it is.

November 20, 2014

Why is there no real education in the Harry Potter books?

Students at Hogwarts know nothing about Picasso, Shakespeare, or Louis Armstrong. They have never encountered Meryl Streep, Caruso, or the Buddha.

November 12, 2014

Is there intelligence in working-class jobs?

July 7, 2014

Leaving the Classroom Behind: “Teaching” the Public Humanities

February 11, 2014

What does public philosophy do? (Hint: It does not create better citizens.)

September 24, 2013

Does a University Need a Library? A response.

My has abandoned the university’s role in expanding human understanding, and replaced it with a camp-like philosophy to keep the students happy.

September 9, 2013

Should there be national standards for education?

Rural kids will require some different examples than urban kids; a classroom of immigrants may need different materials than students whose families have lived on the same ranch for four generations.

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Category: Education

Should the University of Minnesota Publish Faculty-Written Pro-Gaza Open Letters on their Website?

An English Professor's anti-Israel polemic against his employer forces us to ask what university websites are really for and what place controversy holds in higher-education marketing.

What is the first question you should ask any candidate for office? [Reader’s Question]

Last week, a student asked me "what the hell is wrong with the North Dakota legislature?" The answer isn't what you think.

Requiem for A Philosophy Professor: Remembering David N. Mowry

Why do people hate teachers…and what is a school anyway?

The fact is, as human beings, we lash out at what we see and students see only a tiny percent of those things that make a school what it is.

Is there intelligence in working-class jobs?

Leaving the Classroom Behind: “Teaching” the Public Humanities

What does public philosophy do? (Hint: It does not create better citizens.)

Does a University Need a Library? A response.

My has abandoned the university’s role in expanding human understanding, and replaced it with a camp-like philosophy to keep the students happy.

Should there be national standards for education?

Rural kids will require some different examples than urban kids; a classroom of immigrants may need different materials than students whose families have lived on the same ranch for four generations.