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The Unlikelihood of Fathers

I didn’t grow up with a father, so my two sons have exactly as much experience with actual fatherhood as...
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Assessment for 'Us' and Assessment for 'Them'

In the movie "Ghostbusters," Dan Aykroyd commiserates with Bill Murray after the two lose their jobs as university researchers. “Personally...
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The Defense Department vs. Free Speech on Campus

Proposed regulations about military recruiting and ROTC threaten key academic values, writes John K. Wilson.
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Blog Birthday Bits

Today is the third birthday of the blog. To celebrate (okay, not really, but a segue is a segue), I'll...
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Standardize Financial Aid Award Letters

The current approach often confuses, or misleads, students and families about what college will cost them, says Mark Kantrowitz. He offers a proposal for change.
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Study Skills Courses?

Apparently, a new study suggests that 'study skills' courses for college freshmen improves eventual academic success rates. This bothers me...
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Antioch and Philanthropy

Antioch's demise has brought forth a great deal of ink, much of it smugly self-congratulatory, or bitter, or both. Colleges...
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Waking The Boy

Although he gets a solid twelve hours a night (!), on some school mornings, TB really, really doesn't want to...