In today’s Academic Minute, Michael Seiler of Old Dominion University explains how the human tendency to copy the behavior of those around us contributed to the ongoing mortgage crisis. Find out more about the Academic Minute here.

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The Web of Legislative Control: Anti-Intellectualism in the U.S.

Substituting political for professional judgment about what constitutes a sound pedagogical approach continues

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