2022 & 2023 Posts
Talking About Hate on College Campuses
The New York Times recently published a Guest Essay “What Is Happening on College Campuses Is Not free Speech” (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/03/opinion/antisemitism-jews-campus.html).…
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Talking About Legacy Preferences in College Admissions
Three prominent economists recently published a study which has become a focal point for calls to end legacy preferences in…
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Talking About Race Preferences in College Admissions
The Supreme Court ruled recently that it is unconstitutional to consider race in college admissions decisions (Students for Fair Admissions…
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Talking About Public Education (Part 3)
My April 3 blog “Talking About Public Education (Part 2)” discussed the exceptional effectiveness of Success Academy Charter School network,…
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Talking About Public Education (Part 2)
The New York Times published an article “N.Y.C. Children Held Ground in Reading, but Lagged in Math, Tests…
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Talking About Blue Collar America
Michael Sandel, author of “The Tyranny of Merit, Can We Find the Common Good?” (Farrar, Straus, Giroux 2020) offers insightful…
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New Year 2023 Letter to America
I offer three observations on race relations in America as we enter 2023. First, I’m encouraged by our increased social…
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Talking About Cornell University’s Website
Cornell University’s School of Integrative Plant Science (SIPS) has a Diversity and Inclusion Council which publishes the following statement on…
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Talking About Woke Racism
I recently read “Woke Racism”, an excellent new book by John McWhorter, Columbia University professor and New York Times opinion…
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Talking About Common Ground
I recently attended the Martin Luther King Day virtual celebration hosted by Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground at Boston…