March 14, 2012

Oxford and Columbia: Depth and Breadth

Thomas Dineen

Thomas Dineen compares his education at Oxford with that at Columbia and finds that the universities represent two systems with separate sets of values and attitudes. 

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March 13, 2012

Professors Also Need to be Students

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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March 13, 2012

College for All: Obama's Higher Ed Agenda, Part 3 of 8

Peter Wood

Does higher education provide the only path to financial security, global comptetitiveness, personal fulfillment, and active citizenship?

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March 12, 2012

Choosing a Non-Ideological President to Lead Shimer College

Michael Strong

Shimer College has announced the appointment of a new president, Susan Henking, a feminist religious scholar.

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March 9, 2012

What Do Student Journalists Say About Fisher v Texas?

Glenn Ricketts

Undergraduate opinion writers and edtorial boards ponder the significance of a major affirmative action case now under review by the Supreme Court.

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March 8, 2012

Who Teaches College Professors How to Teach?

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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March 8, 2012

Prof. Landsburg on the Limbaugh/Fluke Controversy

George Leef

Criticizing a bad argument is not "demeaning" a student.

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March 8, 2012

Capitalism and Western Civilization: Growth

William H. Young

William Young describes the process of economic growth in modern capitialist economies.

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March 7, 2012

Rick Santorum Is Right

Peter Wood

Peter Wood reviews the presidential hopeful Rick Santorum’s controversial remarks about higher education.

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March 7, 2012

Conditions on Campus for Conservatives

George Leef

A conservative professor writes that things aren't really so bad; I take issue with him.

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