Category Archives: College

The Jewish Edge

Adults with post-secondary degrees (global) according to Pew: Jews 61% Christians 20% Unaff 16% Buddhists 12% Hindus 10% Muslims 8%

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WP: Surge in foreign students may be crowding Americans out of elite colleges

Washington Post: U.S. applicants to elite schools are largely unaware of the growth of international enrollment and what it could mean for their chances, said Bruce Vinik, an admission consultant in Montgomery County, Md. He said the subject could draw … Continue reading

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Andrew Gelman: What has happened down here is the winds have changed

Andrew Gelman writes: To understand Fiske’s attitude, it helps to realize how fast things have changed. As of five years ago—2011—the replication crisis was barely a cloud on the horizon. Here’s what I see as the timeline of important events: … Continue reading

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Campus PC: It’s the Dumb Students

Robert Weissberg writes: The Social Justice Warriors and thin-skinned “communities of color” among others will continue to throttle lively classroom conversations and any professor who insists that matters have improved, still risks his career. The reason for this dismal prognosis … Continue reading

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A Rape On Campus

Wikipedia: “A Rape on Campus” is a now-retracted Rolling Stone article by Sabrina Erdely originally published on November 19, 2014, which claimed to describe a group sexual assault at the University of Virginia (UVA). It has since been discredited and … Continue reading

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