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Sep 28, 2023 | 
washingtonexaminer.com | Frederick M. Hess |Joe Cohn |Travis C. Barham
Student loan payments are set to resume Oct. 1, after borrowers had a three-year break due to COVID-19. And while the Supreme Court spiked President Joe Biden’s grand gesture of student loan forgiveness, that hasn’t deterred the administration from trying to help student loan borrowers at the expense of all taxpayers. Its latest plan to “save” borrowers from repaying their loans comes in the form of an income-driven repayment program called Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE).
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Sep 28, 2023 | 
washingtonexaminer.com | Joe Cohn |Travis C. Barham |Alex Morey |Quin Hillyer
The shoutfests that pretend to be candidate debates these days have descended below embarrassing into the realm of sickening. It’s time to reestablish order and courtesy, with real enforcement. The rules should be simple and straightforward, and they should start with “no interruptions.” Period. DESANTIS SCORES CULTURE WAR WIN OVER DISNEYWithout further ado or explanation, here’s what should happen. First, all candidate microphones except that of the designated speaker should always be off.
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Sep 28, 2023 | 
washingtonexaminer.com | Travis C. Barham |Alex Morey |Julianna Rylko |Hans Zeiger
In the aftermath of World War II, President Harry Truman convened a presidential commission on the role of American colleges and universities. Truman wanted to explore the potential for higher education to “strengthen democracy,” he said.
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Sep 28, 2023 | 
msn.com | Travis C. Barham
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Sep 28, 2023 | 
msn.com | Travis C. Barham
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Sep 28, 2023 | 
washingtonexaminer.com | Travis C. Barham |Alex Morey |Michael Poliakoff |Julianna Rylko
Imagine that you are an admissions officer at a well-known university. You sort through applications, moving the most promising ones toward the top and the weaker applications toward the bottom. Applicant A worked at a local pet shelter and organized a pre-veterinary club at school. Additionally, applicant A accumulated 20 hours of volunteer service over the summer. This applicant graduated with a 3.8 GPA and finished in the top 5% of his class.
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Sep 28, 2023 | 
washingtonexaminer.com | Travis C. Barham |Alex Morey |Julianna Rylko |James Rogan
The price of uranium on world markets is going parabolic. The rush to a global green economy is causing inflation in material prices for wind turbines. That rush is also creating political friction as communities say "no" to industrial-size solar farms. Now, the quest for a global carbon-neutral economy is creating a supply-demand imbalance for uranium. Supply is limited. Demand is soaring. Is uranium the new gold?
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Sep 28, 2023 | 
washingtonexaminer.com | Travis C. Barham |Alex Morey |Julianna Rylko |Michael Poliakoff
It is heresy inside the academy to say such a thing, but absent some serious reforms, tenure deserves to go the way of the spinning wheel and the dodo. Properly reformed and restructured, however, it could have an important rebirth. Functioning properly, tenure protections provide the foundations for academic freedom, robust discussion, and intellectual diversity on campus.
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Sep 28, 2023 | 
washingtonexaminer.com | Travis C. Barham |Julianna Rylko |Michael Poliakoff |Alex Morey
In an era when saying something unpopular on a college campus is riskier than ever, when speaker shout-downs and violent protests are a regular occurrence, and when faculty teaching controversial topics, an institution’s free speech promises are not enough. Too many college students are apathetic about — or worse, in favor of — censorship, undercutting their own expressive rights by asking administrators to forcibly suppress ideas or perspectives they dislike.
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Sep 28, 2023 | 
washingtonexaminer.com | Kaylee White |Jon Miltimore |Grazie Christie |Travis C. Barham
It’s the start of a new college semester — with leaves starting to turn, football stadiums filling up, and a new generation taking their seats in classrooms all over America. Thus, this is as good a time as any for our nation’s students, parents, and school administrators to ask themselves one crucial question: What exactly is the purpose of a college education? Recent years have made it increasingly clear what the purpose is not.
