August 22, 2011

J'accuse! Feds "Discourage" Due Process

Jonathan Bean

 Colleges have already thrown out old-fashioned notions of civil liberties, so they are all too happy to presume guilt. 

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August 22, 2011

Special Treatment for Star Football Players

George Leef

In case anyone doubts that it happens, read this piece from the Raleigh News & Observer. Would any other student be allowed to take a dubious 400 level course in his first semester and then......

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August 22, 2011

Leave It to the Sociologists...

John Rosenberg

This year's meeting of the American Sociological Association includes a paper about minorities' (rational) choices to apply to selective colleges.

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August 22, 2011

High Schools Discard the Canon

Ashley Thorne

A study led by NAS's Arkansas affiliate head finds that high school literature courses draw sparsely on the great books.

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August 22, 2011

Tipping Point: Student Loan Debt and the Higher Education Bubble

Peter Wood

How insupportable debt is making Americans ripe for cultural defection from college.

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August 19, 2011

Feds Gut Due Process in "Sexual Harassment" Cases

Jonathan Bean

The Office of Civil Rights for the Department of Education has retreated from its firm stance in favor of due process and put forth a new standard for enforcing campus sexual harassment codes based......

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August 19, 2011

Global Warming Activist Teacher Takes Her Agenda to Truck Country

Kyle Olson

The left doesn't like teaching to standardized tests because it leaves no time for teaching activism.

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August 18, 2011

Sorry, Governor -- That Won't Help

George Leef

Governor Sam Brownback of Kansas wants to see the his state’s universities improve in the U.S. News rankings. 

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August 18, 2011

The Protestant Ethic and Western Civilization

William H. Young

William H. Young argues that the academy should renew an emphasis on hard work if America is to redeem its unmotivated generation.

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