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Illusory Economic Growth

Yet another widely held perception in academia is the idea that somehow universities contribute to economic growth although the exact cause and effect is hard to pin down.

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Extravagance without Accountability

Of all the myths that the higher education establishment has perpetuated, perhaps none is more pervasive, or contributes as much to the preservation of the status quo, as the notion that the blame for tuition hikes lay somewhere other than the central offices of universities

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Affirmative Action Through Immigration?

A new study features a novel twist on an ongoing controversy; A head-to-head comparison of black Americans and black immigrants indicates that while affirmative action may not do much good for people of color, a private education does.

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Academic Myths at a glance

Here are a half dozen myths that circulate in higher education as well as in primary schools that only seem to get healthier with the retelling no matter how much the factual record stacks up against them.

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Feminist in the Classroom

“I am a feminist who does not like what feminism has become,” the author of Who Stole Feminism? explains. “The new gender feminism is badly in need of scrutiny.”

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North Idaho College Hegemony

A reporter for the student newspaper at North Idaho College found out just how tolerant her nominally diverse campus really is when she tried to start a conservative club there last Fall.

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