Ten Top Books on Higher Education
Do you agree that these are the best books to understand what is going on in America’s colleges and universities?
Starving the Academic Beast
Huge state deficits and a changing of the political guard mean that public university systems must downsize. The Pope Center provides some criteria for deciding what to cut.
Evangelists for Diversity
Offices of diversity are one thing the UNC system can do without.
When Racial Preferences Fell at UC
A one-sided book treats California’s experience after Prop. 209 as a disaster, while citing figures that show it was not.
Just Another Radical Obama Appointee
Duke professor Cathy Davidson, nominated for the National Council on the Humanities, is another in a long line of highly questionable Obama appointees.
Ten Busy Years, Ten Key Events
Higher education has been in a state of turmoil over the past decade, and here are ten of the reasons.
Build Your Own College
A world of opportunity exists for entrepreneurs who understand that a college does not have to be expensive.
Engineering—or Social Engineering?
A professor comments on disquieting trends in his field.
Misunderestimating Duke’s Hookup Culture
Duke University’s president demonstrates cluelessness with a lukewarm attempt to halt the school’s “rich kids gone wild” image.
The Truth about Campus Crime
In spite of the headlines, campuses are generally safe; watch out for the neighborhood, though.