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American Higher Education Since 1960 Course

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In the summer of 2022, Dr. Earl Tilford taught an eight-part course on the history of American Higher Education since 1960. After a lecture on higher education in America from the 17th century to 1960, the second lecture focused on the June 1962 meeting of University of Michigan students in their Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) club led by graduate student Tom Hayden at Port Huron, Michigan. The “Port Huron Statement,” a compendium of essays resulted basically outlining how SDS would first take over higher education beginning with capturing faculty and then the administration. From there, it would spread … Continue reading →

The Push Back by Lawrence Clayton

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As our country goes through trying times, the author put together the best of his op-ed columns, published in his local newspaper, The Tuscaloosa News, which deals with the issues facing our nation today. Clayton ranges all the way from the issues very close to home and family, such as what is being taught in our schools, colleges, and universities, to issues straddling the incredibly complex and often rancorous events in public life, from the presidency of the nation all the way down to local school boards. He not only identifies and analyzes issues we are all, more or less, … Continue reading →

“Relationships Ruin Racism!”

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By John Covington That phrase was coined by a 25-year-old black man who was the youngest member of a “unity” small group through the Church of the Highlands in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The group was started in February of 2021 to study/discuss racism using my most recent book, “Don’t Do Anything Stupid – A White Man’s Guide to Racial Harmony.” The group agreed that racism is a sin and you do not attack sin with a secular mindset. The group rapidly grew from five to 20 men, about half black and half white. Included in the group is the District Attorney … Continue reading →