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April 11, 2011

How Heavy Is That Teaching Load, Really?

George Leef

In today’s Pope Center piece,  Jay Schalin looks at the recent statement by the UNC system that appears to overstate the amount of teaching that professors actually do.

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April 11, 2011

Video: Christian Brady on Penn State's Honors College and New Media

Christian Brady, dean of the honors college at Penn State, interviewed with Inside Academia this week on his leadership role, the difference between an honors college course and a regular course, an......

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April 11, 2011

Disadvantaged Students

Will Fitzhugh

The truly disadvantaged are those who have not been sufficiently taught how to read and write and graduate from high school unprepared for college.

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April 11, 2011

The Smog of Reprisal

Peter Wood

A UCLA whistle-blower lost his job after he called attention to a flawed report about air pollution.

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April 8, 2011

Betrayed by Higher Ed...Again

David Clemens

My post “Betrayed by Higher Ed” has occasioned so many comments and emails that I want to offer a group response.

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