August 27, 2010

Question of the Week: How Many Colleges Should You Apply To?

Ashley Thorne

To answer, leave a comment on this article, email us, or respond via Facebook or Twitter (no more than 140 characters).

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August 27, 2010

Common Reading Controversy at Brooklyn College

Ashley Thorne

Is Brooklyn College using freshman reading for ideological goals?

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August 26, 2010

Collegiate Press Roundup 8-26-10

Glenn Ricketts

Student journalists have a look at the Ground Zero mosque controversy, reducing your carbon footprint and the pitfalls of "sexting."

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August 26, 2010

Atlas Black Shrugs

Jason Fertig

The first comic book textbook combines management jargon and theories and packages them into a story about a slacker student's attempt to become an entrepreneur.

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August 25, 2010

Higher Education? - A Devastating Critique of American Higher Ed

George Leef

In this week's Pope Center Clarion Call, I review Higher Education? by Andrew Hacker and Claudia Dreifus. The book has been getting a great deal of attention -- and deserves it. To put the authors......

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August 25, 2010

A Regulatory Assault on For-Profit Higher Education

Richard J. Bishirjian

How the attacks on for-profit higher ed are squashing needed competition.

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August 24, 2010

You Lose Weight, I'll Donate

Ashley Thorne

The Chronicle of Higher Education reports that an anonymous, 117-pound, 87-year-old donor has struck a deal with Stevens College. She'll donate $1 million to her alma mater if the college's......

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August 24, 2010

New Excellent Programs: Tocqueville Program and Center for Statesmanship

Ashley Thorne

Check out our list of excellent programs as we add new ones at Indiana and Richmond.

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August 23, 2010

Another Federal Judge Upholds Thought Reform

Glenn Ricketts

This summer has been a pretty rough ride for students and faculty whose religious convictions run counter to campus PC trends concerning homosexuality. We've recently seen the summary dismissal......

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August 23, 2010

Ringing Defense of College Courses on the Value of Entrepreneurship

George Leef

In today's Pope Center piece, Michael Strong gives a ringing defense of programs such as those funded by BB&T that are designed to teach students about capitalism and particularly the value......

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