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August 12, 2010

Wanted: A College Degree and the Ability to Lift 50 Pounds

Jason Fertig

Must employers require a college degree? Jason Fertig argues that not only is a college degree not necessary for many jobs, but also that college grads may be less qualified for certain work than othe......

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August 11, 2010

Questionable Psychological Research at UNC

George Leef

In today's Pope Center Clarion Call, psychologist Deborah Tyler writes about some recent research done at UNC, where students were told to imagine and then write about incest with a family membe......

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August 11, 2010

The Paradox of the Participation Grade

Ashley Thorne

Recently NAS alluded to the increased frequency of grade inflation among institutions of higher learning nationwide. According to a new study, students are now doing less work than ever before, but......

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August 11, 2010

Obama Smites the Rock

Ashley Thorne

In a speech at the University of Texas this week, President Obama reminded the audience of his lofty - and contradictory - goals for higher education.

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August 11, 2010

Grade Gambling

Ashley Thorne

Students at 36 colleges and universities can now gamble on their grades—good or bad—through a website called Ultrinsic (an “ULTerior motivation that produces intRINSIC love of know......

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