Tag Archives: higher education

Why Does College Cost So Much?

Posted on June 25, 2019 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Thomas Sowell tweets: Those who want the government to provide subsidies to help meet the high cost of college seem not to consider whether government subsidies might have contributed to the high cost of college in the first … Continue reading →

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You Read it Here First!

Posted on September 26, 2018 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Steve Sailer has reviewed Heather MacDonald’s new book The Diversity Delusion, which deals with the kudzu-like growth of college administrative staff devoted to promoting the creed of diversity and enforcing its many unforgiving norms. MacDonald is an exemplary … Continue reading →

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What is the “Right” Take on Higher Education?

Posted on May 1, 2017 by Fenster

Fenster writes: My wife makes fun of me because when I give directions I tend to mix up left and right.  I don’t know why I do this.  I am a fairly hard “P” (perceiver) in Meyers-Briggs terms so it … Continue reading →

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A Generation on a Ledge

Posted on June 14, 2016 by Fenster

Fenster writes: I wrote here about how the pro-faculty American Association of University Professors issued a report critical of the misuses of Title IX.  And how Fester found that take to be refreshing and welcome.  But also that it was … Continue reading →

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Inside Graduate Admissions

Posted on January 10, 2016 by Fenster

Fenster writes: A new book takes a look at the admissions process in graduate schools.  It’s Inside Graduate Admissions by Julie Posselt. And here’s an article about the book from Inside Higher Education. And further commentary from the insightful Megan … Continue reading →

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Politics and Higher Education (Fishes and Bicycles)

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Fenster

Fenster writes: The American Way of Higher Education is a lot more about letting a hundred flowers bloom than the heavy hand of central government.  Certainly we are a lot more freewheeling than China, where the government and the party … Continue reading →

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Tricky Teachable Moments

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Here is an article about a college prof getting a reprimand for what for some was a heavy-handed approach to teachable moments about white privilege and racism.  This is tricky territory.   Here, the administration seemed to be … Continue reading →

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On Research

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Fenster

Fenster writes: A while back, the Chronicle of Higher Education ran a piece by Mark Bauerlein, a professor of English at Emory.  The article describes a recent research project of his, one that deals only tangentially with his area of expertise. … Continue reading →

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Quiz o’ th’ Day (with answer)

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Here are some quotes.  The quiz question is to identify the job of the person who said them. “College costs too much and delivers too little. Students are leaving, when they graduate at all, with loads of debt … Continue reading →

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