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July 21, 2010

Collegiate Press Roundup 7-21-10

Glenn Ricketts

Student journalists tackle state politics, classics and contempory social malaise and why Kansas isn't cool.

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July 21, 2010

For Goodness Sake: Sustainability Ponders Ethics

Ashley Thorne

“Being sustainable has become more-or-less synonymous with being good,” two professors write. But even sustainability can be either virtuous or vulgar, depending on your motive.

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July 20, 2010

Academia Hostile to Conservatives? The Jury's Still Out

Ashley Thorne

Is there a strong bias against conservatives in higher education? Researchers have produced numerous studies to examine this question. They have sought to measure bias quantitatively through various......

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July 20, 2010

College Tuition vs. Home Prices vs. CPI...No Comment

Ashley Thorne

Chart: is college education the next bubble set to burst?

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July 19, 2010

A Pervasive Person from Porlock

David Clemens

The Regents of the University of California just voted to embrace a pilot program testing the efficacy of an online undergraduate degree.  Until now, like most research universities, UC has bee......

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