President Obama’s Graduation Delicacies
May 18, 2012 by Daniel Asia |
Comments on the President's graduation remarks at Barnard College.
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Ask a Scholar: Declining the Second Term
May 07, 2012 by Jason Jividen |
Has there ever been a president who did not run for a second term by choice?
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Give It the Old College Try
Apr 30, 2012 by Richard Vedder |
Richard Vedder criticizes low interest student loans, which he says will not be of much benefit to students and will serve to entice people to go to college unnecessarily.
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Obama’s Higher-Ed Agenda: A Series by Peter Wood
Apr 10, 2012 by Ashley Thorne |
A roundup of the articles in Peter Wood's series "Obama's Higher-Education Agenda"
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More Better Citizens: Obama’s Higher-Education Agenda, Part 4B of 8
Apr 02, 2012 by Peter Wood |
Peter Wood looks at the ways "diversity," loan forgiveness for public service, the Common Core State Standards, and Obama's earlier involvment with the group Public Allies show the President's overall determination to use… Continue Reading | Leave a Comment >
Better Citizens: Obama’s Higher-Education Agenda, Part 4A of 8
Mar 21, 2012 by Peter Wood |
In the fourth installment of his eight-part series, Peter Wood examines the president’s goal of using American higher education to inculcate progressive political values.
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Bell Epoque
Mar 20, 2012 by Peter Wood |
Peter Wood evaluates the reactions to the release of a video evincing Barack Obama's friendship with Dr. Derrick Bell, and he considers whether it matters that the U.S. President was influenced by a scholar who championed critical… Continue Reading | Leave a Comment >
Politics and Presidential Primaries: Students Weigh In
Mar 16, 2012 by Glenn Ricketts |
Student newspaper editors and analysts cover the GOP presidential primaries, the 2012 election, and how to engage civilly in political controversy.
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College for All: Obama’s Higher Ed Agenda, Part 3 of 8
Mar 13, 2012 by Peter Wood |
Does higher education provide the only path to financial security, global comptetitiveness, personal fulfillment, and active citizenship?
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Rick Santorum Is Right
Mar 07, 2012 by Peter Wood |
Peter Wood reviews the presidential hopeful Rick Santorum’s controversial remarks about higher education.
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Price Controls: Obama’s Higher Ed Agenda, Part 2 of 8
Mar 01, 2012 by Peter Wood |
In the second of an eight-part series, Peter Wood examines the president’s newly announced goal of capping tuition increases via federally imposed price controls.
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Supersizing: Obama’s Higher Education Agenda, Part 1 of 8
Feb 22, 2012 by Peter Wood |
In the first of an eight-part series, Peter Wood examines the president’s longstanding goal of making America the nation with the highest percentage of college graduates.
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Obama’s Higher-Ed Agenda
Feb 14, 2012 by Peter Wood |
Peter Wood surveys the Obama administration’s eight-part higher-education agenda.
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Obama, Higher-Education Costs, and Student Aid
Feb 09, 2012 by Richard Vedder |
Yes, President Obama is showing concern over rising college costs, but he is failing to look at the dysfunctional system of federal financial assistance, Richard Vedder writes.
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Single Payer Lending
Sep 19, 2009 by Peter Wood |
The U.S. Houses passes "direct lending" bill as part of President Obama's plan for higher ed. What does it mean?
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