RE: Johnson & Wales
I am a former trustee and graduate of Johnson & Wales University (class of 1973). I served as a trustee for over seven years and during that time worked to…
RE: “The Rise and Fall of Johnson & Wales University”
Johnson & Wales University was founded as a secretarial/business school in 1914 by two women, Gertrude I. Johnson and Mary T. Wales. When I joined the faculty in 1968, it…
RE: “The Phony War on Accreditors”
I am disappointed that an organization supposedly committed to academic quality would publish an article so slanted and misleading as the recent piece by Samuel Negus. Mr. Negus portrays my…
DEI events continue at Duke University
Duke University Admissions plans to host divisive DEI recruiting events for Black, Latinx and LBGT students. They must be called out for violating the law. https://admissions.duke.edu/admit/ https://www.instagram.com/official_duke_lsrw?igsh=MTdpdzQzbTBmbzU2Zg== https://www.instagram.com/duke_lsrw?igsh=MWJ5Y2xnemZlajl5eA== https://www.instagram.com/bsaiatduke?igsh=cjN2NWh0bTlycnNy …
Unfortunately, Negus’s proposed accreditation alternative isn’t viable
In his recent article on accreditation reform (Accreditation-Reform Hopes for the Second Trump Administration, January 31, 2025),Sam Negus raises an interesting question in what may be the most radical (and…
Clarification on accreditation
I wholeheartedly agree with Scott Yenor’s timely observation that “accreditors are political actors” (The Politics of Higher-Education Accreditation: Accreditors are Political Actors), but I want to clarify some of his…
UNC Greensboro Responds on Grading
I’m writing in response to the recent piece about UNCG, alleging that DFW rates were the primary reason for program discontinuations. This conclusion is false and misinformed. As we previously…
Questioning the quality of doctoral studies in education
Dear Sir, you are exactly correct about the EdD. I have three master’s degrees. 1) MS Electrical Engineering from JHU. I barely survived with a 3.0 GPA, immediately after earning…
Letter to the Editor: Viewpoint-neutral teaching is a sop
To the editor: Viewpoint-Neutral teaching is a sop. It does nothing; it is nothing; it achieves nothing. And, at the end, students have learned nothing. This nullity is inevitable because…
Letter to the Editor: Should speech from Student for Justice in Palestine be protected?
To the editor: Dear Ms. Robinson, Your essay on banning SJP is very thoughtful, but it does omit some relevant considerations. Speech is unprotected if it advocates violence, particularly if…