Given the numerous studies revealing how American education lags behind instruction in other countries in disciplines once thought to be essential, it should come as no surprise that on the 70th anniversary of D-Day,...
Dec. 7, 1941, is a day that will live in infamy. June 6, 1944, is the day upon which all modern history pivots. On this 70th anniversary of D-Day, in a week when so...
Sudents seldom relish required courses. They are often seen as a burden that everyone would rather get out of the way—a bit like flossing. Some colleges think they’ve found a solution: They have adopted...
College is supposed to open one’s mind to a world of ideas. So why are so many college students so closed-minded? And why are their colleges bowing to their demands to silence those with...
For a time this spring, you could almost imagine being back in the 1960s. Almost. College commencement season 2014 may well go down as the most memorable in recent history. At campuses large and...
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