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January 16, 2014

Students Sue over Discriminatory Funding at the University of Michigan

Marilee Turscak

The University of Michigan backed a student group lobbying for affirmative action, while denying another group funding for a speaker who argued against racial preferences.

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January 15, 2014

Why People are Losing Trust in Higher Education

George Leef

Exhorbitant presidential salaries have promoted misuse of power and undermined the effectiveness of leadership, leading to distrust among students, faculty, and leaders, writes Harry R. Lewis.

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January 14, 2014

A Tale of Two Diversity Administrators

Glenn Ricketts

What they do on their own time matters sometimes, but not others.  It's all about diversity.

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January 14, 2014

Defending the Humanities and Heather Mac Donald

Peter Wood

NAS president Peter Wood argues why cultivating an interest in the important and enduring achievements of the human imagination are as "relevant" as they ever were.

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January 10, 2014

Post-Literate College Students

George Leef

Many of whom struggle with and dislike reading, and professor Tom Bertonneau writes about the decline of literacy in America.

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