August 16, 2011

Doug French on the Higher Education Bubble

George Leef

Doug French, president of the Ludwig von Mises Institute argues that much of the apparent increase in the “need” for people with college degrees was due to the growth of employment......

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August 16, 2011

Keep the Critique Coming: Why Teacher Preparation Deserves the Spotlight

Nicholas J. Shudak

As education associations debate how and whether it's possible to measure the efficacy of the student teaching experience, a professor of teacher education argues that Americans must always be s......

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August 12, 2011

FIRE VP to Freshman Parents: College Ain't What It Used to Be

Glenn Ricketts

If you're the proud parent of an entering freshman this Fall semester, FIRE Vice President Robert Shibley has some advice that you may not have heard from your school's orientation team lead......

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August 12, 2011

Is There a Place for Women's Colleges?

George Leef

That is the question Jenna Ashley Robinson raises in today’s Pope Center piece, inspired by the move here in Raleigh to turn Peace College coed. Let us know what you think.

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August 12, 2011

Widener Law Professor Wins, Still Loses

Glenn Ricketts

As Ashley Thorne reported earlier this week, Widener University law professor Lawrence Connell can't seem to get a break. Although he was vindicated of the frivolous charges of racial and sexual......

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August 12, 2011

Investing in Debt

Peter Wood

NAS President Peter Wood analyzes the burgeoning problem of post-graduation student debt.

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August 12, 2011

Collegiate Press Roundup

Glenn Ricketts

Summertime student opinion writers take the measure of Texas presidential candidates, campus sustainability policies, creeping corporate influence and discriminatory "diversity" plans.

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August 11, 2011

Bullying the Constitution

Glenn Ricketts

What is a bully? Well, I once got suspended for dealing with one rather directly when I was in 8th grade. The guy wouldn't leave me alone, and was pretty good at evading hall proctors and facult......

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August 11, 2011

Another Non-Problem That Bothers Egalitarians

George Leef

Today's Inside Higher Ed has a story about a new study on students from low-income families and their college choices. 

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August 11, 2011

Kudos to the AAUP

Peter Wood

NAS President Peter Wood applauds some recent policy statements by the AAUP.

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