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October 14, 2010

A Canadian Columnist Sees Through the College Hype

George Leef

David Warren writes for The Ottawa Citizen and has a firm grasp on the reality of higher education. Consider this column published Oct. 12. Is higher education a great, crucial investment in human c......

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October 14, 2010

"It Messes Up My Fishing Time": Why American High School Teachers Don't Assign Research Papers

Peter Wood

NAS brings to light a long-suppressed research report on how American high school teachers avoid assigning research papers.

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October 14, 2010

Collegiate Press Roundup 10-14-10

Glenn Ricketts

Student writers argue for more campus-wide involvement in supporting diversity, suggest how to dress for Halloween and propose the abolition of faculty tenure.

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October 13, 2010

Manhattan Institute's "Capitalism on Campus" Conference

George Leef

In this week's Pope Center Clarion Call, I write about the "Capitalism on Campus" conference sponsored by the Manhattan Institute. It was a first-rate event that brought together scholars to dis......

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October 13, 2010

Inflammatory Books on Kindle? Reigniting the Written Word

David Clemens

What do we stand to lose if all our books are digital?

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