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A Compelling Case for Philosophy

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Meghan Florian of The Chronicle of Higher Education, posts an op-ed article subtitled Notes From an Employed Philosopher in which she  defends the value of the study of knowledge and thought.  She further argues that to restrict students from studying the liberal arts in public colleges is a form of segregation that, once again, strongly favors the wealthy and powerful.  [read more]

New Book: Paying for the Party: How College Maintains Inequality

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Inside Higher Ed, posts the following:  Paying for partying, “the sobering bottom line of Paying for the Party: How College Maintains Inequality (Harvard University Press), a new book based on five years of interview research by Elizabeth A. Armstrong, an associate professor of sociology and organizational studies at the University of Michigan, and Laura T. Hamilton, an assistant professor of sociology at the University of California at Merced.”  This is a long article, but worth the thoughts.  [read more]

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Rural Americans More Likely to Join the Military than go to College

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Claire Vaye Watkins authors an op-ed piece in the New York Times discussing her experience that far too many top students from rural as well as inner city schools can relate to in the college application process.  She strongly suggests that the answer is to follow the model of the military – walking the family methodically through the process.  [read more]