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Christian colleges may soon find themselves dead by a thousand cuts.
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Christian colleges may soon find themselves dead by a thousand cuts.
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A five-year-old program aims to teach students to argue without rancor.
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A five-year-old program aims to teach students to argue without rancor.
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This week, Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) introduced two campus free speech initiatives: A resolution condemning compelled speech on college campuses and the Campus Free Speech Restoration Act.
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This week, Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) introduced two campus free speech initiatives: A resolution condemning compelled speech on college campuses and the Campus Free Speech Restoration Act.
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The Martin Center staff share our hopes for the new year.
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The Martin Center staff share our hopes for the new year.
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The UNC System may need to trim some fat.
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The UNC System may need to trim some fat.
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What will they learn? That is the question that the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) has been asking America’s colleges for thirteen years in a report by the same name.
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What will they learn? That is the question that the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) has been asking America’s colleges for thirteen years in a report by the same name.
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Princeton University initially defended a professor’s controversial article before attacking him behind the scenes for more than a year; destroying the school’s free speech rule in the process.
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Princeton University initially defended a professor’s controversial article before attacking him behind the scenes for more than a year; destroying the school’s free speech rule in the process.
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Many college campuses aren’t as hospitable to open inquiry and free expression as they should be. However, there is reason for hope.
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Many college campuses aren’t as hospitable to open inquiry and free expression as they should be. However, there is reason for hope.
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One of higher education’s most enduring enigmas is the continued support given by relatively traditional donors to their rapidly radicalizing institutions.
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One of higher education’s most enduring enigmas is the continued support given by relatively traditional donors to their rapidly radicalizing institutions.
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The most striking fact about American colleges and universities over the last fifty years is how rapidly the cost of attending has risen.
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The most striking fact about American colleges and universities over the last fifty years is how rapidly the cost of attending has risen.
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Colleges and universities across the country don’t require students to study history.
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Colleges and universities across the country don’t require students to study history.
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It’s no secret that many of today’s students are ignorant of American history and of how American democracy works.
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It’s no secret that many of today’s students are ignorant of American history and of how American democracy works.
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Tuition costs have been rising at a rate that’s almost eight times faster than wage growth, and yet survey after survey indicates graduates are still woefully unprepared when entering the workforce.
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Tuition costs have been rising at a rate that’s almost eight times faster than wage growth, and yet survey after survey indicates graduates are still woefully unprepared when entering the workforce.
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Founded in 1873 in Greensboro, North Carolina, Bennett College is one only two of historically black colleges just for women.
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Founded in 1873 in Greensboro, North Carolina, Bennett College is one only two of historically black colleges just for women.
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American colleges and universities lean left. Among faculty at leading U.S. universities, Democrats outnumber Republicans by more than 11-to-one
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American colleges and universities lean left. Among faculty at leading U.S. universities, Democrats outnumber Republicans by more than 11-to-one
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Among the duties of a university's board of trustees, there is perhaps no bigger responsibility than helping to select the leader of the campus-the chancellor/president
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Among the duties of a university's board of trustees, there is perhaps no bigger responsibility than helping to select the leader of the campus-the chancellor/president
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Could it be that Higher Education's big problem is the use of the word "Higher".
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Could it be that Higher Education's big problem is the use of the word "Higher".
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The American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) advises trustees and alumni about higher education issues, identifies “oases of [educational] excellence,” and examines graduation requirements at various colleges to answer the question “What Will They Learn?”
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The American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) advises trustees and alumni about higher education issues, identifies “oases of [educational] excellence,” and examines graduation requirements at various colleges to answer the question “What Will They Learn?”
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It often appears as if the country’s six regional accrediting agencies are the federal overseers of all things higher education. It’s time to put an end to their expansive role; doing so would very likely set off a great chain of positive reform. This is especially important now, as Congress is...
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It often appears as if the country’s six regional accrediting agencies are the federal overseers of all things higher education. It’s time to put an end to their expansive role; doing so would very likely set off a great chain of positive reform. This is especially important now, as Congress is...
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America's greatness is in danger, not because as a nation we are economically bankrupt. Not because China owns us and could cash in their vast holdings of U.S.
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America's greatness is in danger, not because as a nation we are economically bankrupt. Not because China owns us and could cash in their vast holdings of U.S.
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I am honored to be here today. Alas, my message is not altogether pleasant. Indeed, it may be the intellectual equivalent of having a hemorrhoid operation performed by an unlicensed French physician just returned from a wine-laden lunch.
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I am honored to be here today. Alas, my message is not altogether pleasant. Indeed, it may be the intellectual equivalent of having a hemorrhoid operation performed by an unlicensed French physician just returned from a wine-laden lunch.