Tag Archives: Chronicle of Higher Education

Things that are not equivalent at all, part MMXXI

Posted on 5/17/2012 by John Casey

Someone at Real Clear Politics has weighed in on the Naomi Schaefer Riley firing (talked about by us here and here–see links).  Part of her defense, not the worst part sadly, involved the following equivalence: Yet most left-of-center commentators who … Continue reading →

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When the Mob Attacks!

Posted on 5/10/2012 by Jem Hilton

If you haven't had enough… The kerfuffle surrounding the recent canning of CHE blogger Naomi Schaefer Riley has once again made obvious the inherent racism deeply entrenched in our public discourse. Just because you don't mean to be racist does … Continue reading →

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Follow up

Posted on 5/8/2012 by John Casey

Last week I commented on the ironically sad critical skills of Naomi Schaeffer Riley, nunc quondam blogger for the Chronicle of Higher Education.  "Quondam" because they canned her.  One should never, or rarely, take pleasure in someone's loss of a job, … Continue reading →

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The debacle of higher education

Posted on 5/4/2012 by John Casey

Yesterday the entire academic blogosphere blew up in a rage over a poorly reasoned post on the Chronicle of Higher Education's blog by Naomi Schaefer Riley.  She wrote in favor of the elimination of African-American Studies PhD programs.  I say "wrote … Continue reading →

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