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February 16, 2011

Yes, It Is Time for Complacency on Racial Diversity

George Leef

The Chronicle has an article by Arthur Coleman and Scott Palmer (both lawyers who worked in the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights) entitled "No Time for Complacency on Racial Dive......

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February 16, 2011

Could the UNC System Do Without Diversity Offices?

George Leef

In this week's Pope Center Clarion Call, Duke Cheston looks at the numerous diversity offices throughout the UNC System. College campuses would still be highly diverse if we stopped trying to incr......

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February 16, 2011

A Comment on My WSJ Letter

George Leef

A reader  sent me an email about my letter in the Wall Street Journal on the inflation of job qualifications.

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February 16, 2011

Overselling Higher Education Gives Us Credential Inflation

George Leef

Today's Wall Street Journal published George Leef's letter: Soon You Will Need a Master's Degree to Wash Dishes Eric Felten's excellent "Now College Is the Break" (Postmodern Times......

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February 16, 2011

Don't Miss: "A Conversation with Peter Wood" on February 23

Next Wednesday NAS president Peter Wood will speak in New York City about anger in America now, drawing on his book A Bee in the Mouth. Hosted by the Institute for American Values, the event is free......

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