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The Character Experiment: How Cultivating Moral Virtue Will Strengthen the Post-Grad Experience
University life presents more than just the opportunity to learn academic content and methods. It also presents a unique opportunity for young adults to hone the particular virtues of character that will prepare them to pursue a happy, successful life.
No University Left Behind
Under a system where government demands that it get what it pays for, the humanities will either become the propaganda mouthpieces for each and every administration’s political dogma or will otherwise be cut as universities seek to improve their figures.
How Free Education Produces Undisciplined Minds
There have always been lazy students and unreflective parents, but there have not always been government standards and government money for education that provide perverse incentives that encourage consumers not to think.
The Push for Equality Punishes Academic Excellence (and Every Other Kind)
A concern about inequality—in education or in wealth—treats intelligence and prosperity as social ills equal to illiteracy and destitution.
The Liberal Arts: Why Am I Here Again?
Rather than merely casting blame upon universities for poorly structured humanities programs, we ought to recognize that the full cause of the problem is also due to students aimlessly doing as they have been told.
Restore the Separation of State and School
When government involves itself in the production of knowledge, it curtails both our liberty to express our beliefs and our freedom to support institutions promoting what we believe.
Campus Media Response: Picket for Privatizing Universities!
In a recent piece in Berkeley’s Daily Californian, Robert R. King urges his peers not to attend recent protests against cuts to higher education funding in California. He suggests that students might actually help solve the underlying problem behind the California budget crisis by making
Campus Media Response: Let the Free Market Guide Choices for Higher Education
With classes starting up again, President Obama took the opportunity to state his vision for the future of American higher education in an article published in several college newspapers. He writes: "So we are making college more affordable, gearing the education you receive to the demands
To Study or Not To Study
The false alternative between achieving academic goals and having fun Each September, students arrive on college campuses and prepare for the academic challenges ahead. They arm themselves with lists, schedules, and planners as they seek out classes, bookstores, and financial aid offices. The air seems alive