When John Huston came back from the war and Humphrey Bogart was a star big enough to choose his next project, the two of them chose to make a film about a| Roger Ebert
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One of the chapters in my new book, The Malfunction of US Education Policy, relates my experience with a research center focused on educational standards and testing—for decades, the only federally funded research center on the topic. That experience was not good. Long story short, it grossly misrepresented a study I managed that had been, […]| Minding The Campus
Whenever the associate vice president for faculty and staff diversity at San Diego State University (SDSU) sends an email from work, her signature identifies the school as “a proud Hispanic Serving Institution, located in the territory of the Kumeyaay nations.” This kind of statement, not uncommon in contemporary academia, is a comical demonstration of our […]| Minding The Campus
Today, the ACR Project alerted the House and Senate to the clear unconstitutionality of programs they should defund and repeal. ACR Project Chairman Gail Heriot, E.D. Dan Morenoff, and Director Peter Kirsanow signed the letters, which you can read, below. They concern the Minority Serving Institutions ("MSI") programs and their approximately billion dollars in annual funding.| American Civil Rights Project
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The Treasure of the Sierra Madre is a classic 1948 Western directed by John Huston and starring Humphrey Bogart as Fred Dobbs, one of three desperate men hoping to strike it rich digging for gold in the mountains of Western Mexico. They indeed find gold but at high price. Murder, madness, and banditry ensue. Ultimately […]| Minding The Campus