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February 10, 2015

Is 'Get a Job' the Purpose of College?

Peter Wood

Governor Scott Walker's call for changes at the University of Wisconsin, which initially included major revisions to the school's mission statement, reveal a fundamental shift in the purpose o......

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February 9, 2015

Title Nein: CUNY Eliminates Sex-Specific Salutations

Rachelle Peterson

The City University of New York has banned staff from referring to students as “Mr.,” “Mrs.,” or “Ms.,” calling this act of politeness sex discrimination

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February 6, 2015

Forfeiting Education: Sports and Collegiate Culture

Madison Iszler

The recent college sports scandals at UNC and elsewhere reveal deeper problems in the current culture of higher education.

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February 4, 2015

How Do College Speech Codes Originate?

George Leef

George Mason University law professor Todd Zywicki writes for the John William Pope Center about his attempt at eradicating his school's speech code. 

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January 28, 2015

Scholars Milgram and Stotsky Explain Problems with the Common Core

National Association of Scholars

Drs. Jim Milgram and Sandra Stotsky critique the implementation of the Common Core State Standards in a KTVN 2 News interview. 

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