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Tag Archives: higher education
Why Does College Cost So Much?
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
What is the “Right” Take on Higher Education?
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
Posted in Education, Politics and Economics
Tagged Christopher Caldwell, higher education
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A Generation on a Ledge
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
Inside Graduate Admissions
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
Posted in Education
Tagged higher education, Inside Graduate Admissions, Julie Posselt, Megan McArdle
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Politics and Higher Education (Fishes and Bicycles)
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
Tricky Teachable Moments
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
Posted in Education, Politics and Economics
Tagged Brandeis, diversity, Donald Hindley, higher education, Jen Graves, Shannon Gibney
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On Research
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
Posted in Education
Tagged higher education, Mark Bauerlein, research, Richard Vedder
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Quiz o’ th’ Day (with answer)
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
Posted in Education
Tagged higher education, Mitch Daniels, Purdue, University of Virginia
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