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February 14, 2011

The Principles of Scientific Education Management

David Clemens

The ed-blogosphere overflows with predictions of a “higher education bubble,” but I find no mention of one thing that epitomizes the whole sorry mess:  the Ed.D. For many Ph.Ds......

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February 14, 2011

Peter Wood Appears on Inside Academia TV

This week Peter was a guest in a video interview with Inside Academia in which he spoke about the convergence of campus politicization and the push to put more students through college.

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February 14, 2011

What Can We Do About Adrift Students?

Jason Fertig

So college students aren't learning much. Let's do something to change that, Jason Fertig urges.

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February 11, 2011

How Frances Fox Piven and Glenn Beck Incited Righteous Indignation in the Academy

Ashley Thorne

Peter Wood has a column on the Piven-Beck controversy in today's Chronicle. He writes, "Beck’s attention to Piven has driven much of the media interest in the story—but also much of......

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