Nicholas Mitchell

Nicholas Mitchell, assistant professor of curriculum studies at the University of Kansas, essayist, and author of "On Bigotry."

Nicholas Mitchell is an assistant professor of curriculum studies at the University of Kansas. He is a curriculum theorist whose scholarship focuses on the intersection of education theory, policy and practice. He is the author of “On Bigotry” by Bloomsbury Publishing. 


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Nicholas Mitchell

3w ago
Opinion

The unsubtle subtext of Gavin Newsom’s ‘culturally normal’ comment

Moderate Democrats such as Newsom have preaching their idea of being culturally normal to parts of the progressive left whom they believe focus too much on so-called identity politics.

4mos ago
MS NOW Opinion

GPAs and test scores don’t tell the full story of who colleges should admit

Americans should accept the hard truth that there is no objective standard to determine merit regarding academic qualifications.

11mos ago
MS NOW Opinion

Trump thanking his Black and Latino voters highlights a hard truth for liberals

The Republican and Democratic coalitions have always been diverse to an extent. But Trump’s performance with nonwhite voters this time finally caught people’s attention.

1year ago
MS NOW Opinion

The pope said to vote for the ‘lesser of two evils.’ This is how you decide.

Many Americans have come to disparage the idea of choosing between the “lesser of two evils” instead of embracing it as our duty.

2years ago
MS NOW Opinion

Louisiana’s new mandate is the first step in a sinister vision for the country

The impact of this law on education and the broader cultural clash over civic morality is chilling.

2years ago
MS NOW Opinion

The joy of the Brown v. Board decision and the 70 years of resistance that’s followed

The promise of the 1954 decision hasn’t translated into reality for today’s Linda Carol Browns.

2years ago
MS NOW Opinion

How college athletes could fight back against anti-DEI laws

Public universities that depend heavily on revenue from student-athletes should think twice before risking a boycott over anti-diversity legislation.

2years ago
MS NOW Opinion

Want to learn how to respond to fascism? Study Black history.

It’s perplexing how Americans, when discussing the dangers of fascism, invoke the memory of German Nazis and not American segregationists.

2years ago
MS NOW Opinion

Bigotry masquerading as philosophy was a 2023 low point

The most obvious immoral argument that has arisen from this new outpouring of bigotry is the demand for collective punishment.

2years ago
MS NOW Opinion

Anti-trans measures force teachers to choose between the law and ethics

Teachers have an ethical obligation not to subject their students to harm. But what if following laws requiring they out their students does just that?