February 21, 2012

The Vocabulary of Virtue

David Clemens

You can’t end racism by practicing racism, even when you pretend it is virtuous.

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February 21, 2012

NAS Commends Supreme Court for Taking Fisher Case on Racial Preferences

PRESS RELEASE: The Supreme Court agrees to hear what may become a landmark case on the diversity rationale for racial preferences in college admissions.

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February 21, 2012

Why They Seem to Rise Together: Federal Aid and College Tuition

Peter Wood

Peter Wood, Richard Vedder, George Leef, Hans Bader, and Herbert London weigh in on the Center for College Affordability and Productivity's new study on whether colleges raise tuition when they re......

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February 20, 2012

Ratcheting Down on Student Ability

George Leef

Difference in results between an "honors" section and regular section is revealing.

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February 20, 2012

Bennett, Biden, and Boondoggles

Richard Vedder

The vice president appears to be the latest to agree that federal student-aid programs are contributing to rising college costs, writes Richard Vedder.

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February 17, 2012

Higher Education's Increasing Disdain for Virtue

Richard Vedder

The rankings scandal at Claremont McKenna College is just the latest example of colleges deceiving the public, writes Richard Vedder.

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February 17, 2012

Beware of FAFSA!

George Leef

Unintended consequences of federal student aid.

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February 17, 2012

Collegiate Press Roundup

Glenn Ricketts

Student press hawks assess the implications of the presidential election, complain about Valentine's Day, take issue with the Occupy Wall Street movement and explain why hate speech is free spee......

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February 16, 2012

Parents Pile Up Education Loans, Imperil Retirement Years

Glenn Ricketts

Well-meaning parents who borrow heavily to finance their children's college education end up with mountainous debts and endangered retirements

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