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April 19, 2010

Dictatorships and Double Standards

Robert L. Paquette

How the campus left insulates itself and bullies dissenters.

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April 16, 2010

Commenters Weigh in on New Duke Sex Misconduct Policy

Glenn Ricketts

If you're feeling confused about the boundaries of sexual conduct on campus these days, that's more than understandable. In February, you'll recall, we noted here the observance of Yale&......

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April 16, 2010

No, Chicken Little

Candace de Russy

The budget crunch need not cause the sky to fall on campuses, writes Herb London. High time, he says, that higher education institutions adapt -- by adopting innovative approaches to financing and i......

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April 16, 2010

Collegiate Press Roundup 4-16-10

Glenn Ricketts

Students write about "text-speak," Larry Summers, whether bad weather makes students superhuman, "gender justice," and the unwelcome selection of Martha Nussbaum as graduation speaker.

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April 15, 2010

LSU Professor Stabbed in Back for Insisting on High Standards

George Leef

Inside Higher Ed today has a revealing story about grading and academic standards. Louisiana State has removed a professor who insisted on a rigorous approach to her introductory biology class at th......

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