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  • Minnesota Headmaster: Education ‘is a Dangerous Business’

    Minnesota Headmaster: Education ‘is a Dangerous Business’0

    As many of you know, our story on the University of Chicago’s recent letter to incoming students has gone viral. In the refreshing letter, Dean of Students Jay Ellison tells incoming freshman that the university does not peddle in the realm of “trigger warnings” and “safe spaces,” and that potentially controversial speakers will not be

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  • Margaret Mead and Agenda-Driven Social Science0

    Recently, Japanese universities started moving away from liberal arts and social sciences, sending global “shivers down academic spines.” The official reason given was a need to focus on disciplines more needed by society.   There’s been considerable self-examination  about the direction of science at the highest levels, including in recent editorials in top science journal Nature. That’s a good sign: we can’t fix

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  • Are Colleges Sacrificing Curriculum for Fancy Frills?

    Are Colleges Sacrificing Curriculum for Fancy Frills?0

    College officials should be praised when they curtail wasteful spending, but when they cut the budget by eliminating core educational programs, they deserve public scorn. That scorn should be heightened if at the same time they’re scrimping on valuable education, they’re putting lots of money into luxury amenities for students. While many colleges across America

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