Columbia University has lost its way.The school’s history has been so badly distorted that the only way to understand it is to read the textbooks, study the syllabi and read the papers.The university, founded in 1848, has been the model for every institution in the United States for the past half-century, and now, the school’s…
Brown University, the nation’s oldest public liberal arts college, has admitted nearly 1,500 African-American applicants to its newest class of 20,000 students.The university says it’s making an effort to hire a higher percentage of African-Americans than at any time in recent history.And it’s not only admitting more applicants, but offering more resources to support them,…
