December 30, 2010

No Good Guys in This Fight

George Leef

The for-profit higher education industry doesn't always deserve opprobrium.

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December 30, 2010

Ask a Scholar: Can I Get into B School Without a Double Major?

Scott Masten

If I don't have a double major, will it hurt my MBA application chances?

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December 30, 2010

Ask a Scholar: Time for Business School?

Jason Fertig

Jason Fertig argues that the MBA is not the golden ticket it once was.

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December 30, 2010

Is Academic Freedom a License to Indoctrinate?

Peter Wood

The more license faculty members take to act like political agents in the classroom, the more society will treat them as just that.

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December 29, 2010

Federal Aid Helps Schools, Not Students

George Leef

That's among the arguments Reason's Katherine Mangu-Ward makes in this piece.

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December 29, 2010

The Pope Center's Top Ten List

George Leef

The top ten higher education-related events over the last decade, that is. Here is our list.

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December 29, 2010

"Popular Culture and the Academy" AQ Issue in Print

Ashley Thorne

The winter issue of Academic Questions looks at the ways pop culture affects higher education today.

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December 29, 2010

A Playground of Words and Ideas

Peter Wood

Peter Wood looks at Google’s new database of digitized books and shares some lessons on diversity.

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December 28, 2010

AP Tests Don't Always Benefit High School Students

Ashley Thorne

According to the San Jose Mercury News, having students take Advanced Placement tests when they aren't adequately prepared for them can cause them to miss the basics of high school education.

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December 28, 2010

College for the Credential, Work for the Education

George Leef

David Bass decided on getting his college degree entirely through online courses. His college classes, just as he had thought, did little to advance his capabilities in comparison with all the on-th......

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