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March 3, 2011

Unionizing Higher Ed

Brian T. Johnson

Naomi Schaefer Riley writes in USA Today about the ongoing unionization of public higher education. The sprawling labor force of an ever-expanding academy has become a fertile recruiting ground for......

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March 3, 2011

Massachusetts Association of Scholars Spotlight

Dennis Outwater

The new president of the Massachusetts Association of Scholars outlines his vision for the affiliate.

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March 3, 2011

The Distance Yet to Go

Steve Balch

A new book on ideology in academe leaves some questions unanswered. How do the perspectives of students in the humanities compare with those of a more general student body? Doesn't the high perc......

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March 3, 2011

More on For-Profit Colleges

Carol Iannone

Carol Iannone questions both the real and potential merits of for-profit education.

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March 2, 2011

Women's Studies...Men's Studies...Male Studies

George Leef

In this week's Pope Center Clarion Call Wendy McElroy takes a look at this progression on college campuses. First, Women's Studies programs emerged, followed by a sympathetic offshoot, "Men&......

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