When a course is entitled “History of the U. S. for Policymakers, Activists, and Citizens,” you can bet that the target audience is the second group of constituents.
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Where’s the Real Diversity?
The latest issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education includes a special supplement on “Diversity in Academe” that is only missing one thing.
Big Brother @ Georgetown
One-time Democratic presidential candidates lamented the growth of the national security state in a forum held last month at Georgetown.
Girls Gone Wild Again II
Are single-sex schools a relic of the past or the wave of the future?
Poynter: Traditional Colleges Unsustainable
Technology is changing the face of journalism in addition to the value (or perception of value) of a journalism degree.
George Washington Skipped Here
If the father of our country saw some of the courses available at the university that bears his name, he might have never left Mount Vernon.
American Studies @ AU, Not
In the Orwell-on-steroids world that is academia, you can frequently figure out what is not covered in a discipline by looking at the title of it.
Fighting The Power
An academic may find happiness in government work but what will she leave in her wake?
The Education Bubble & Poverty
A major problem with the student loan bubble is that federal financial aid goes to some students that are not in dire need.
“Industry of Mediocrity”
A recent study concluded that colleges’ teaching preparation is an “industry of mediocrity.”