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  • A 20 Percent Solution to a Much Bigger Problem

    A 20 Percent Solution to a Much Bigger Problem

    Congress wants to cap foreign athletes, but that does little to answer what big-time sports have to do with higher education.

    When Jared Gould told me that Congress has introduced legislation to limit participation by foreign nationals in U.S. intercollegiate athletics, my first thought was: what business is it of Congress?…

  • Can We Trust Universities to Audit Themselves?

    Can We Trust Universities to Audit Themselves?

    The Department of War asked 30 universities to audit their ties to China, Russia, and Iran. But expecting universities to police themselves is futile.

    Not long ago, the Department of War (DOW) ordered 30 American colleges and universities to audit their “research collaborations” and financial ties with 130 institutions in China, Russia, and Iran.…

  • How Do You Solve a Problem Like the ABA?

    How Do You Solve a Problem Like the ABA?

    Dropping its DEI mandate addresses one concern, but its monopoly over law school accreditation raises others.

    The heat is on for the American Bar Association’s (ABA) law school accreditation wing, the Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar (ABA Council or…

  • Are You Reading This?

    Are You Reading This?

    Oh good. You can read.

    About a month ago, a video circulated on the internet of a Texas high school teacher lamenting abysmal literacy skills among 17- and 18-year-old students. The viral video sparked heated…

  • Nudge Has Come to Shove

    Nudge Has Come to Shove

    Two former champions of the nudge now argue that society’s problems require collective action.

    Behavioral economists Nick Chater and George Loewenstein, a Brit and an American, have both had a revelation. In their new book, It’s On You, they reconsider an idea they once…

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