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Friday, May 30, 2014

Transparency--The Last Refuge of a Scoundrel: New York University's Abu Dhabi Construction Scandal

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Patriotism, Samuel Johnson remarked, is the last refuge of a scoundrel. But times have changed. Today,self-proclaimed "transparency...
Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Obama's College Rating System: Why Do Something Simple and Effective When You Can Do Something Complicated and Futile?

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President Obama Wants to Institute a College-Rating System to Help Bring Down the Cost of Higher Education. Is This a Good Idea? President...
Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Don't Mess With the Man: Occupy Wall Street Activist Cecily McMillan Gets Three Months In Jail

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I lived in Alaska for nine years, a state that takes its wildlife very seriously.  If you were accused of bank robbery or murder, you could ...

NYU's Abu Dhabi Labor Scandal: President John Sexton Should Compensate Exploited Workers From His Own Funds

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Yesterday's New York Times reported on New York University's labor scandal in connection with the construction of its new campus at...
Monday, May 19, 2014

The Abu Dhabi Scandal: New York University Should Be Kicked Out of the Federal Student Loan Program

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Today's New York Times carried a front-page story about New York University's recently constructed campus in Abu Dhabi.  According ...
Friday, May 16, 2014

"Be sure To drink your Ovaltine": Inside Higher Ed partners with a Inceptia, a "debt prevention" company, to produce a tepid booklet of bromides on the student loan crisis

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"Be sure to drink your Ovaltine" Remember the Olvatine scene from the movie T he Christmas Story ? Ralphie Parker, an avid fan...
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Saturday, May 10, 2014

It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time: Student-Loan Forgiveness Programs are Making the Student Loan Crisis Worse

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The federal government's student-loan forgiveness programs--like  Germany's decision to invade Russia in 1941--must have seemed like...
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