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by Christopher Roach   When I was in college, one of my professors had written her PhD thesis on the cultural aspects of the post-civil-war militias, organizations that would evolve into the National Guard of today. These units…

According to Psychology Today, 34% of adults have admitted to engaging in “bondage play.” The survey respondents were apparently Norwegians, so I’m not sure precisely how those results would translate to Americans, but the point, I…

The Claudine Gay/Harvard revelations lead the thoughtful person to wonder if much, if not all, of contemporary academia is a scam, a hoax without a knowing wink. Let’s take a trip back in time to 1996 and the Sokal Hoax:…

The Harvard/gay debacle provides an opportunity to reflect upon how we arrived at this ignominious point in academic history in such a short time. As prelude, a story I taught in Wyoming’s community college system:…

by Brandon Poulter   Harvard President Claudine Gay will request three new corrections to her Ph.D. dissertation following multiple plagiarism allegations, according to The Harvard Crimson. Gay (pictured above) submitted two…

In just a few days, the Catholic university, Notre Dame, will host a drag show. The show is supposedly accepted as a move of “academic freedom” and will conclude the half-a-semester course on all things Drag.  The "Irish…

Experts say there’s a balance to strike in the academic world when using generative AI—it could make the writing process more efficient and help researchers more clearly convey their findings. But the tech—when used in many kinds of…

by Micaela Burrow   One year after implementation, the Army’s fitness and academic prep course has produced nearly 9,000 graduates, a 95% success rate that chips away at the Army’s recruiting struggles, the Army said Tuesday. The Army …

A Florida high school known for having a prestigious academic program told parents that students have been cheating on essays using ChatGPT.According to an email sent to parents by the program coordinator, students in the International…

A university professor accused the popular AI software ChatGPT of fabricating an academic paper to push radical gender theory.Nick Flor, a professor of information systems at the University of New Mexico, posted a tweet on Friday…