The Democratic governor of Virginia and the top Republican in that state’s Senate recently agreed on a tax hike to prop up the Old Dominion’s colleges and universities that may turn out to be a multi-billion dollar mistake.
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History & Film Revisionism
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Desperate Classrooms
The higher education establishment now shares the mores of popular culture—as seen in Desperate Housewives and Sex in the City and reality shows like Who Wants to Marry My Dad? —and has turned them from bawdy entertainment to theory, according to a new report from the Independent Women’s Forum.
The Top 10 Nuttiest Campus Events in N.C. Higher Education in 2004
At the end of every year I compile this list, and every year I include a “hope for more” in the following year. And every year, I haven’t been disappointed in that hope.
Balance At Duke, Sort Of
Although the reports that we get from across the country show that professors are doing their level best to turn their student bodies into voting blocs, in at least one bastion of political liberalism, students are resisting the indoctrination.
North Carolina’s Callow Core
‘Twas a time when young men and women graduated from the readin’, writin’ and ‘rithmetic of high school to the Great Works that awaited them in college, but what awaits today’s high school graduates?
Public School Predators
One of every ten public school students may experience some form of sexual abuse from public school employees, a U. S. Department of Education (DOE) study shows.
The Classics on Campus: Looking for William Shakespeare
Mention the classics on college campuses today and you are lucky if you get references to Coca-Cola or cars—and that’s in the faculty lounges and administration offices.
The Child-Care Crisis
Despite what you may have heard, Day Care is not for everyone.
On Campus, History Gives Way To Behavior Modification, Senators Hear
Students can graduate without History requirements but not without diversity training, a congressional committee learns.