Archive for the ‘Higher Education’ Category
Friday, July 1st, 2011
The recent Higher Education Opportunity Act has forced Colleges and Universities to report tuition statistics to the U.S. Department of Education.
The Education Department has now published the full findings for Public and Private Institutions (both non-profit and for-profit). As the New York Times reported, one of the surprising features of the new study is the fact that Community Colleges, once thought to be the “safety net” of higher education – are pricing themselves out of business.
The entire searchable database is now available online. |Click Here|
The information will also be available through the College Navigator.
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Wednesday, June 29th, 2011
Funding for Constitution Day Programs on college and university campuses across the U.S: A Call for Proposals.
Tags: Constitution Day, September 16, September 17
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Monday, June 27th, 2011
Berry College’s most practical conference, addressing urgent public policy issues.
Tags: Berry College, Peter Lawler
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Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011
Steven Smith
Steven Smith received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. He has taught at Yale since 1984 and is the Alfred Cowles Professor of Political Science and has been Master of Branford College since 1996. He has served as Director of Graduate Studies in Political Science, Director of the Special Program in the Humanities, [...]
Tags: Jack Miller Center, Steven Smith, Yale University
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Monday, June 20th, 2011
Andrew Delbanco, Director of the American Studies Program at Columbia University, joins the Jack Miller Center Academic Council.
Tags: Academic Council, Andrew Delbanco, Jack Miller Center
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Friday, June 10th, 2011
Munger, Professor of Economics and Public Policy at Duke University and editor of “Public Choice,” joins the Jack Miller Center Academic Council.
Tags: Academic Council, Duke University, Jack Miller Center, Michael Munger, Public Choice
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Tuesday, June 7th, 2011
Lorraine Pangle, Professor of Government and Co-director for the Thomas Jefferson Center at the University of Texas at Austin, joins the JMC Academic Council.
Tags: Jack Miller Center, Lorraine Pangle, Thomas Jefferson Center, University of Texas
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Wednesday, May 25th, 2011
Montpelier Foundation is seeking an Executive Director for the non-partisan “Center for the Constitution” and their efforts to promote constitutional education.
Tags: Center for the Constitution, Higher Education Jobs, The Montpelier Foundation
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Sunday, May 8th, 2011
The NAEP civics assessment presents a broad view of what America’s students know and can do in civics.
Tags: civic education, Civics Education, Jack Miller Center, NAEP
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Thursday, May 5th, 2011
Liberal Education could make individuals less susceptible to received wisdom, and hence more autonomous and capable of political freedom. But not in California.
Tags: Bruce Thornton, California, City Journal, liberal education
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