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August 30, 2011

College Debt and Colleges' Extravagance

Glenn Ricketts

Why is there such ballooning debt among so many new college graduates? 

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August 30, 2011

Mean Professor Fired by Sensitive College

Glenn Ricketts

Do you teach at a "caring" college where Students Come First? Apparently, Valdosta State University in Georgia is one such, and recently demonstrated how they deal with professors who don't care......

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August 30, 2011

Higher Sex Ed

Peter Wood

NAS President Peter Wood examines the bewildering state of sexuality on many contemporary college campuses.

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August 29, 2011

What to Do About Ed Schools?

George Leef

In today’s Pope Center piece, I write about a new AEI paper reporting what has been widely known for a long time: education schools take in weak students and give them high grades. The author......

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August 29, 2011

Coming Student Loan Crisis: Crony Capitalism + Egalitarian Liberalism

Jonathan Bean

Take the notion that every child deserves to attend college (egalitarian liberalism) and add crony capitalism (banks with the power to squeeze you despite bankruptcy (i.e., kind of like the IRS!). T......

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