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Jacqueline Pfeffer Merrill

@jpfeffermerrill

Ideas | Liberal Arts | Civil Society. Campus Free Expression now @CICnotes launched @BPC_Bipartisan. Prof @williamandmary @stjohnscollege. Follow/RT≠endorsement

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Dr. Megan Halteman Zwart and I will lead workshops on academic affairs leadership strategies to foster a culture of open inquiry and #FreedomOfExpression!

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Want to support higher education… but disappointed by your alma mater?? Supporting organizations that advance ideas and support students — such as TFAS — is a meaningful way to direct your philanthropy! donorstrust.org/liberty-minded…

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Takeaway: the recent 🇨🇦 election -- the election most driven by anti-American sentiment since the 1911 election -- shows that Canada is more like the United States than ever before.

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Hey institutional neutrality folks: now that Trump’s military trans ban is back in effect, are you going to say anything about the fact that you’re about to be violating your own nondiscrimination policies when you host military recruiters? Is that an attack on your mission?

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AEI Education's Frederick M. Hess and Greg Fournier have a new Manhattan Institute issue brief out about how being a “full-time student” is at best a part-time job for most undergrads. 1/7 🧵manhattan.institute/article/what-d…

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1⃣ Students aren’t putting in the effort to acquire knowledge that would contextualize today’s social, cultural, and political events. The CIC Academic Leaders Task Force recommends a robust general education to challenge your priors and know that once commonplace opinions

1⃣ Students aren’t putting in the effort to acquire knowledge that would contextualize today’s social, cultural, and political events. The <a href="/CICnotes/">CIC</a> Academic Leaders Task Force recommends a robust general education to challenge your priors and know that once commonplace opinions
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Off to day#2 of the Johns Hopkins University and American Enterprise Institute conference on “Civic Thought and Practice” in higher education. A core question of Day 1: “civics” has been a priority before in higher education, but hasn’t been sustained—Will the latest efforts last???

Off to day#2 of the <a href="/JohnsHopkins/">Johns Hopkins University</a> and <a href="/AEI/">American Enterprise Institute</a> conference on “Civic Thought and Practice” in higher education. A core question of Day 1: “civics” has been a priority before in higher education, but hasn’t been sustained—Will the latest efforts last???
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What is needed to be a good citizen? The Chicago Forum for Free Inquiry and Expression's Dr. Leila Brammer's answer: Citizenship requires a certain kind of thinking... 💯That's why universities have a specific civic mission. From this past weekend's “Civic Thought and Practice” meeting hosted by SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University and

What is needed to be a good citizen? <a href="/thechicagoforum/">The Chicago Forum for Free Inquiry and Expression</a>'s Dr. Leila Brammer's answer: Citizenship requires a certain kind of thinking... 💯That's why universities have a specific civic mission. From this past weekend's “Civic Thought and Practice” meeting hosted by <a href="/SNFAgora/">SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University</a> and
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What makes for a transformative first year seminar? Faculty are gathered to learn from each other about "the art of the first year seminar" at a conference co-sponsored by The Association for Core Texts and Courses and School of Public Affairs. As an ACTC board member, I was able to join the opening dinner!

What makes for a transformative first year seminar? Faculty are gathered to learn from each other about "the art of the first year seminar" at a conference co-sponsored by <a href="/ACTC5/">The Association for Core Texts and Courses</a> and <a href="/AU_SPA/">School of Public Affairs</a>. As an ACTC board member, I was able to join the opening dinner!
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Heard Christopher J. Scalia make the case that we would do do well read more novels -- his new book is a runway for those (not just conservatives!) aiming to get back into the novel-reading habit with sketches of novels and why they "work." Last night at American Enterprise Institute.

Heard <a href="/cjscalia/">Christopher J. Scalia</a> make the case that we would do do well read more novels -- his new book is a runway for those (not just conservatives!) aiming to get back into the novel-reading habit with sketches of novels and why they "work." Last night at <a href="/AEI/">American Enterprise Institute</a>.
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Absolute blast at the ACTC/AU Lincoln Scholars conference on The Art of the First Year Seminar. Hung out with beloved old friends and made new ones. What a privilege to talk about deep books & how to teach them with smart friends who care about uni education

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Read Liz Magill's account of the Dec. 5 hearing. Yes, Rep. Stefanik created a no-win situation. But the true problem was not what the presidents said, but the hypocrisy of their schools on free speech. Reporting by Evan Mandery in POLITICO Magazine. politico.com/news/magazine/…

Read Liz Magill's account of the Dec. 5 hearing. Yes, Rep. Stefanik created a no-win situation. But the true problem was not what the presidents said, but the  hypocrisy of their schools on free speech. Reporting by <a href="/EvanMandery/">Evan Mandery</a> in <a href="/POLITICOMag/">POLITICO Magazine</a>. politico.com/news/magazine/…