September 27, 2010

Nouveau Relativism in Academe

Peter Wood

Further thoughts on the AAC&U’s praise of ‘perspective-taking.’

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September 24, 2010

Lumina Foundation Pushes a Higher Ed Great Leap Forward

Ashley Thorne

Another report out this week is the Indianapolis-based Lumina Foundation's 116-page account of how far the U.S. must go to meet the Foundation's goal of "increasing the proportion of American......

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September 24, 2010

College Board Reports, "Education Pays," But Others Aren't Convinced

Ashley Thorne

This week the Chronicle of Higher Education reports a new study by the College Board that offers evidence that the more educated you are, the more money you're likely to earn over a lifetime. Qu......

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September 24, 2010

Will the Diversity Mania Ever End?

George Leef

Maybe, but it's still growing like mad. Consider John Rosenberg's new essay on Minding the Campus, on the efforts college administrators are making to solve the supposed problem of insuffici......

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September 24, 2010

Common Reading on the Rise at Top Colleges

The NAS's new report shows that 93% of top national universities have common reading programs.

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September 24, 2010

Back from the Beach: 100 New Books

Ashley Thorne

NAS's updated database is the most reliable and current resource on American college common reading.

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September 23, 2010

Collegiate Press Roundup 9-23-10

Glenn Ricketts

Student journalists assess the war in Afghanistan, gender inclusive dorms and the cold reality of a college education.

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September 22, 2010

Making a Profit Doesn't Make You a Villain

George Leef

In today's Pope Center Clarion Call, Hillsdale economics professor Gary Wolfram discusses the recent study on for-profit higher education published by the Center for College Affordability and Pr......

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September 22, 2010

PC Zombie

David Clemens

Former student “Lamar” transferred to a University of California campus this semester and was surprised to find himself ordered to attend two mandatory “workshops,” one on al......

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September 21, 2010

New Series on Common Reading at NAS.org

Ashley Thorne

To make it easier for our readers to find our work on college common reading, we created a new article series on the NAS website, www.nas.org. You can find these articles by going to the green "Arti......

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