Frank Fear

"Fielding said that he was open and honest to the board about why he is not renewing his fourth term."

FIRE: "The Board’s website contains a Statement on Free Speech, But that commitment rings hollow when trustees may be sanctioned for publicly expressing dissenting views on university governance."

Frank Fear tells the story of Darryl's journey from DC playgrounds to basketball stardom. Informative, entertaining, and full of vignettes, it chronicles Darryl's unwavering devotion to the game and those who play it.

"Government and foundation-driven efforts to increase viewpoint diversity fundamentally misunderstand the issue."

"Faculty in closed programs would lose their jobs, and KSU's faculty size would be capped to serve 1000 in-person students."

Conference tournament upsets (Belmont and Yale) compromised what could have been a solid March Madness picking season. (Reminder: I focus only on what I define as "Lower Mid-Major" teams.)

In Part 1 (published on March 2), I picked teams from twelve lower mid-major conferences. How'd they do in their respective conference tournaments?

The enemy from within mirrors Washington's authoritarian behavior.

David beats Goliath! The prospect draws eyeballs year after year, and the Davids of college basketball have delivered. Examples include Florida Gulf Coast ("Dunk City"), Saint Peter's, and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Will lightning strike in '26?

Editor's Note: The readership of an article I wrote and published in April 2024 increased significantly this month. It may be a reaction to the recent kerfuffle regarding the interpretive slight of the USA's women's hockey team and/or associated with the increasing interest (and admiration) for women's collegiate sports, basketball in this case. No matter the reason(s), here's the article again.

Many of the most memorable experiences in life come out of the blue. One October day, the phone rang, and Mike Dunlap was on the line. It was the beginning of a very special relationship.

"A new survey of college students contradicts Republican rhetoric that campus culture is hostile to right-wing views."

Said Trustee Mike Balow-R to the Detroit News: "I'm not even sure that's legal."

"Texas A&M University censored 200+courses, including texts by Plato and fictional texts featuring LGBTQ protagonists/themes."

Fans don’t just read about sports at The Sports Column; they write about sports. Since July 2012, 300+ authors have published 6500+ articles, with 500,000+ views over the past five years.

Mimi Fuller, New College student: “It’s not promoting that free-thinking, free-speech environment that they brag about. It’s free speech when it comes to what (they) want."

"Almost Heaven" is a deep dive into the history of a person, a time, and a place, and that's what makes it special. Those of us who lived through it can harken back to the day, and those who didn't experience it can live it vicariously.

'Higher Education is under assault and we must defend it if the institution vital to democratic civil society is to survive."

Florida's DeSantis: "It will upend the monopoly of the woke accreditation cartels."

"How important it is to be recorded as being on the right side of historical events."