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February 25, 2015

The Value of College Degrees Is No More Settled than Is Global Warming

George Leef

George Leef writes for the John William Pope Center on why recent job data does not prove that higher education is a "good investment."

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February 25, 2015

Education: That a Republic Is Only One Generation Old

George Seaver

An argument for why the part of education that is civic virtue, as seen throughout history, is essential to the survival of a republic.

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February 23, 2015

Assault by the DOE

Robert Carle

In Academic Questions, Robert Carle writes on why sexual assault cases should be decided by courts, not by campus rape tribunals, which have an abysmal record of mishandling cases......

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February 20, 2015

Free Speech (Or Lack Thereof) in Britain

Madison Iszler

The UK-based publication spiked has ranked higher education institutions according to their support for freedom of speech.

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February 19, 2015

Campus Centers Sowing the Seeds of Important Ideas

Ashley Thorne

Campus-based programs are helping to restore rising generations’ attention to important but increasingly neglected ideas.

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