UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-DOWNTOWN

PROF ELLWANGER: The true function of the university

Over the last 50 years, academics have taken an institution that requires an elitism to properly function, and they…

By Adam Ellwanger
Jan 22, 2024

WATCH: 'Prove me a plagiarist'– Prof. Ellwanger offers cash prize to combat narrative that 'everybody' steals academic work

Campus Reform Higher Education Fellow Adam Ellwanger announced that he's giving away $100 for each instance of pla…

By Campus Reform
Jan 22, 2024

PROF ELLWANGER: Why I'm giving away a cash prize for finding plagiarism in my work

To say that 'everybody is doing it' is to smear the many professors who work hard to uphold the standards of academ…

By Adam Ellwanger
Jan 10, 2024

PROF ELLWANGER: Special session of TX legislature must close SB-17’s DEI loopholes

State Bill 17, a new law that bans DEI initiatives in public colleges, was crafted in response to widespread evide…

By Adam Ellwanger
Sep 21, 2023

PROF. ELLWANGER: These are the secret aims of anti-racism statements

After nearly two years of my resistance, this month my English department at the University of Houston – Downtown p…

By Adam Ellwanger
Feb 10, 2023

ELLWANGER: I am a professor still paying back student loans. Biden’s plan does not work.

After finishing my undergraduate degree, I borrowed about $90,000 to fund my graduate degrees. Today, I’m a 44-year…

By Adam Ellwanger
Sep 14, 2022

OP-ED: The fate of critique in the fight against Critical Race Theory

Adam Ellwanger, a professor of English at the University of Houston-Downtown, argues that the study of critical the…

By Adam Ellwanger
Aug 21, 2021