Craig Evan Klafter

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March 23, 2020

Undergraduate Education and the Maturation of Students

Craig Evan Klafter

The purpose of liberal arts education was once conceived as the social and intellectual maturation of students. But with the importation of “Humboldtian” distribution requirements in the n......

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September 3, 2019

Good Grieve! America's Grade Inflation Culture

Craig Evan Klafter

The American culture of grade inflation is a primary abettor of the “pay to play” college admissions scandals recently in the news. If a student can manage to gain admission to a school th......

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March 8, 2022

Should the United States Be Funding Russian Universities?

Craig Evan Klafter

The National Institutes of Health and National Science Foundation have yet to issue a statement about funding Russian universities. What are we waiting for?

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