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August 23, 2011

AJC Retracts Joint AJC-AAUP Statement

Mitchell Langbert

Today, The Jewish Daily Forward published Kenneth L. Marcus's op-ed about a joint statement, which was written by Kenneth Stern, the American Jewish Committee's president, and Cary Nelson, t......

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August 23, 2011

Anne Neal Argues That Trustees Should Get Involved

George Leef

Anne Neal urges trustees to find out what’s actually going on at their schools and to stop sitting around like potted plants and do something about the clear erosion of academic standards and......

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August 23, 2011

Talented, Intelligent British Woman Doubts College Will Do Her Any Good

George Leef

Here is an excellent piece in the Guardian by a young British woman, obviously very talented and intelligent. She is resisting pressure to go to college because she doubts that it will do her any go......

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August 23, 2011

Video: Naomi Schaefer Riley on Colleges in the Prestige (Not Teaching) Business

Tenure and a heavy emphasis on research over teaching are among the factors that dilute contemporary higher education, says Naomi Schaefer Riley.

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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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