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August 14, 2012

Aiming at the Suburbs and Hitting Higher Ed

Peter Wood

A new book describes Obama's anti-suburbs regulations. Peter Wood considers how these regulations may accelerate the bursting of the higher education bubble.

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August 13, 2012

Abundance on Trial: The Cultural Significance of “Sustainability”

Joshua J. Yates

An article in the Hedgehog Review describes the rise of sustainability as "a master term" in our culture.

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August 9, 2012

Letting the Higher Ed Crisis Go to Waste

George Leef

In California, shrinking budgets and enrollment numbers could have been the occasion for a redirection -- raising standards and trying to regain focus on the core mission of higher education.

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August 8, 2012

Study Finds Conservative Professors Are Justified in Fears of Discrimination

Ashley Thorne

A new study of social psychologists finds that more than a third admit they would discriminate against conservatives in their field.

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August 8, 2012

Too Many College Students? Yes, Unfortunately

Peter Wood

Peter Wood debates Macalester College president Brian Rosenberg on whether the U.S. should pursue the goal of further increases in college enrollments.

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