Samuel J. Abrams

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  • Oct 6, 2025
    The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) recently published an essay in its flagship magazine, Academe, titled “Seven Theses Against Viewpoint...
  • Sep 30, 2025
    The Chronicle of Higher Education recently ran a piece that offers a beautiful and evocative snapshot of intellectual life at its best. Its authors, Khafiz Kerimov and Nicholas...
  • Sep 22, 2025
    Every morning, millions of students start their day the same way: roll over, reach for the phone, and open a social media app. Scroll. Snap. Like. Post. Repeat. It feels natural;...
  • Sep 12, 2025
    For years, Kirk warned that escalating antisemitism spreading across campuses was not simply about free expression. His death tragically proves the point: Rhetoric has turned lethal.
  • Sep 3, 2025
    Harvard College has a grade inflation problem. But beneath it lies a deeper scandal: the faculty who have allowed, and even encouraged, the decay. 
  • Aug 29, 2025
    On today’s campuses, evidence itself is too often branded as hostility. Research that once sparked debate now risks being dismissed as “harm.” At Sarah Lawrence...
  • Aug 15, 2025
    When the semester begins, my classroom fills with anticipation and nerves—mine included. Every term offers a chance to start fresh, build habits, and forge relationships that...
  • Aug 8, 2025
    “I’m going to be in debt for my whole f---ing life. How does that even make sense? I signed up for this s--- when I was 17. This should not be legal.” That’s...
  • Aug 7, 2025
    What can we make of a new Brandeis University study suggesting that few college faculty are hostile to Israel or Jews despite clear evidence of a campus climate that feels profoundly...
  • Jul 2, 2025
    Harvard Government Department professors Ryan Enos and Steven Levitsky recently warned in The Harvard Crimson that if Harvard negotiates with the Trump administration to restore...
  • Jun 12, 2025
    The summer recess has only just begun. Before taking their much-needed break, professors are beginning to plan for their fall courses, and this year is shaping up to be a real...
  • May 29, 2025
    The work of Isabel Wilkerson is a favorite in Harvard faculty circles, yet many have forgotten or ignored a key lesson of her book, Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents. In her...
  • May 5, 2025
    A graduate student I have worked with over the past year recently emailed me, sharing the exciting news that he will be teaching a course this fall. Being able to design and teach...
  • Apr 10, 2025
    Last week, the Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) wrapped up their “Week of Rage,” a week-long series of programs intended to intimidate and threaten those...
  • Apr 4, 2025
    In the winter of 2024, the U.S. Department of Education announced that an investigation is underway at Sarah Lawrence College (SLC) over its anti-Semitic environment. 
  • Feb 14, 2025
    In line with a national push to remove cell phones in schools and a national discussion about social media and its impact on teens and their health and development,  New York...