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May 18, 2011

The Weak Incentives for Good College Teaching

George Leef

In this week’s Pope Center Clarion Call, I discuss our recent event on the convergence of criticism of higher education from the right and the left.

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May 17, 2011

Gender Engineering

Glenn Ricketts

They're apparently gung-ho about reducing the gender imbalance in engineering sciences at the University of Washington.

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May 17, 2011

Yes, There Are Classics in Business Education

Jason Fertig

To be really effective in training students for "the real world," business professors should substitute business "classics" for impractical and confusing textbooks.

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May 16, 2011

Video: Ben Novak on the Impotency of Student Government

How university student governments went from taking responsibility for and pride in the "spirit of the university" to an attitude of entitlement and parasitism.

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May 13, 2011

Two Canadian Profs Turn Thumbs Down on Their Higher Ed System

George Leef

In today's Pope Center article, I review the new book by sociology professors James Cote and Anton Allahar (University of Western Ontario), Lowering Higher Education.

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