Daniel Willingham, Professor of Psychology at the University of Virginia, on the ouster of the school's president and the behavior of the plutocrats behind the plan. A few tidbits, but you should read the whole thing. Dear Ms. Dragas & Mr. Kington: I’m writing to...
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Oh for the love of god: Both took time to comment on a major donor's e-mail in which he suggested that university leaders study the way Stanford and Harvard Universities,.
Updating yesterday's post that used the firing of Teresa Sullivan, president of the University of Virginia, as a jumping off point for thinking about why we think rich people know.
I'm really glad that Agenda 21, the United Nations guidelines on sustainable development, is becoming an issue in the Virginia Senate race. That's not because some lunatics are talking about it in hidden meetings. It's a big deal because George Allen is making it a...
On this date in 1676, Nathaniel Bacon, the leader of the movement known as Bacon's Rebellion, died of dysentery. This effectively ended the rebellion, an event that helped entrench slavery.
Virginia's most powerful politicians not surprisingly come from the early years of the republic. I was somewhat struck at how hackish their politicians were in the late 19th and much.