May 3, 2011

Not Lost, Just 'Finding Our Way'

Peter Wood

Peter Wood proposes a famously confused guide on the Oregon Trail as the archetype of today

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May 3, 2011

Ask a Scholar: Is "White Privilege" a Good Way to Teach about Race?

Carol Iannone

Should children in elementary school attend the White Privilege Conference to learn about diversity? Isn't this a divisive approach that teaches victimization?

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May 3, 2011

Oops! In Dean Search Political Bias Went Public

George W. Dent

Case Western Reserve University School of Law rejected a conservative candidate after a website raised objections to his politics.

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May 2, 2011

Deflating the Higher Ed Bubble -- A Scenario

George Leef

In this Minding the Campus essay, my Pope Center colleague Jane Shaw ruminates on a scenario in which the higher ed bubble substantially deflates.

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May 2, 2011

Critiquing Sustainability

Peter Wood

NAS starts the conversation on what the sustainability movement is doing on campus.

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May 2, 2011

Video: George Leef on Higher Education - Oversold and Underperforming

George Leef warns that Americans will soon realize they are paying too much for too little education at our colleges and universities.

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May 2, 2011

What Happened? Biased Course Rejection, Mann Investigation, La Raza Studies

Ashley Thorne

We revisited some of our articles to find out what happened after we wrote them. Here's what we learned.

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April 29, 2011

‘Progressive’ Women’s Groups Ignore Admissions Favoritism for Men

Ashley Thorne

Cross posted from Phi Beta Cons. To boost declining male enrollment, colleges are giving admissions preferences to men.

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April 29, 2011

The Bubble is Still Inflating

George Leef

In her Pope Center piece today, Jenna Ashley Robinson presents evidence that shows the higher education bubble is still inflating. The rising default rates, however, would seem to suggest that it......

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April 29, 2011

Collegiate Press Roundup

Glenn Ricketts

Student news writers sound off on cigarette smoking, campus labor disputes, the fog of contemporary political ideology and the wrong way to support gay rights.

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