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David R. Johnson
The Politics of Commencement Speakers: Organizational Contexts of Speech on College Campuses, 1989–2024
Topics: Policy, Politics, and GovernanceTags: Higher educationConflicts over the politics of speech have been a persistent challenge in U.S. higher education. Public narratives portray universities as antagonistic toward conservative speakers, yet empirical evidence remains limited. To address this gap, we analyze the political orientations of 1,875… more →
Measuring grading standards at high schools: a methodology and an example
At schools with low grading standards, students receive higher school-awarded grades across multiple courses than students with the same skills receive at schools with high grading standards. A new methodology shows grading standards vary substantially, certainly enough to affect post-secondary… more →