The Daily Show on Going to College
May 10, 2013 by Jason Fertig |
There's more than one way to scare kids straight.
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Ask a Scholar: Does the Easy Use of Credit Bid Up the Price of Household Cost?
Apr 15, 2013 by Jason Fertig |
Jason Fertig responds to an inquiry regarding the easy use of credit in household economic calculations.
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Prager U: If Good and Evil Exist, God Exists
Dec 11, 2012 by Jason Fertig |
What is the basis for moral good and evil?
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Prager U: Free Market Morality
Nov 13, 2012 by Jason Fertig |
Is the free market morally superior or inferior to other economic systems?
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The Youth Vote
Nov 08, 2012 by Jason Fertig |
We know why faculty lean left. But why do students?
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The “Write” Stuff
Nov 01, 2012 by Jason Fertig |
Employers continue to hire - and complain about - college graduates who can't write well.
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Business (Ethics) as Usual
Jul 16, 2012 by Jason Fertig |
Textbooks tend to take a superficial and often anti-market approach.
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Liberal Education Needs More Disruptive Technology
Apr 04, 2012 by Jason Fertig |
Why can’t we decouple liberal learning from college degrees?
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Education vs. Training at Community Colleges
Mar 29, 2012 by Jason Fertig |
Jeff Anderson, dean of humanities, fine arts, and social sciences at Illinois Valley Community College, argues for the many benefits of great books courses, even for community college students.
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Professors Also Need to be Students
Mar 13, 2012 by Jason Fertig |
When you spend the bulk of your time driving, it's easy to forget how the car looks from the passenger seat.
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Who Teaches College Professors How to Teach?
Mar 08, 2012 by Jason Fertig |
I have a dirty little secret. No one has ever taught me how to teach - and that's the single biggest reason I still love teaching today.
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College is a Risk, Not a Guarantee
Jan 19, 2012 by Jason Fertig |
We need to help prospective students better understand the costs and risks of going to college, argues Jason Fertig.
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How Widespread is Student Indoctrination?
Dec 07, 2011 by Jason Fertig |
In an age where business students care more about watching MTV than debating economic theory, Jason Fertig encourages us that free thinking students really do exist.
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Did College Create Occupy Wall Street?
Oct 26, 2011 by Jason Fertig |
The actions of the Occupy Wall Street protesters do not help refute the notion that Millennials are the Peter Pan Generation.
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Why I Might Stop Assigning Essays
Oct 05, 2011 by Jason Fertig |
Jason Fertig weighs the importance of teaching students to write against the other demands on faculty members' time.
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