April 26, 2012

Diversity: Obama's Higher Education Agenda, Part 5 of 8

Peter Wood

In the fifth of an eight-part series, Peter Wood examines the president’s pursuit of diversity in higher education.

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April 26, 2012

Capitalism and Western Civilization: Opportunity

William H. Young

William Young discusses current problems and prospects of opportunities in the workforce.

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April 25, 2012

A Rolls-Royce For-Profit University?

Richard Vedder

An elite, high-quality, for-profit, residential university is feasible, writes Richard Vedder.

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April 25, 2012

Government Power Versus Freedom of Private Colleges

George Leef

Should student religious groups have to take all comers?

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April 24, 2012

Rookie (University) Presidents

Mitch Pearlstein

Some quests for openness come at a real cost, writes Mitch Pearlstein.

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April 23, 2012

How to Apologize

Peter Wood

Peter Wood offers advice on how to own up to our mistakes.

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April 20, 2012

Norman Fruman and Academe's Greatest Generation

Steve Balch

We've lost another stalwart.  Norman Fruman, former Minnesota affiliate head and an NAS director since 1996, has died at the age of 88.  Steve Balch misses this member of the greatest......

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April 20, 2012

Student Editors Weigh In On OWS, Sustainability, Other Issues

Glenn Ricketts

Student press corps regulars size the Occupy Wall Street movement and other current issues.

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April 20, 2012

What, If Anything, To Do About Tenure?

George Leef

Tenure should be left to "bottom-up" decision processes.

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In Memoriam: David Horowitz

We celebrate and remember the life of David Horowitz, a champion of intellectual freedom and truth-telling during a long era of lies, collective self-deception, and institutional malfea......