Liberty
Government pulls student loan money from ‘worthless’ programs
Rikki Schlott writes for the New York Post about a policy shift involving college student loans. Students will no longer be able to take out federal loans to pay for…
University of Tennessee
Education
Martin Center Column Explores Big NCAA Changes
William Anderson writes for the Martin Center about major changes for college sports’ governing agency. Fifty years ago, I entered the University of Tennessee-Knoxville as a freshman scholarship runner on…
Education
Universities feature ‘rampant hostility’ to free thought
Frederick Hess and RJ Martin document for National Review Online a major problem on today’s college campuses. It’s no secret that free inquiry is under assault in America’s colleges and…
Education
Leef probes the transformation of Title IX
George Leef’s latest Forbes column documents disturbing changes in the way federal Title IX has been employed in recent years. Initially, the main impetus behind the law was the rather…
Liberty
Pronoun trouble
No, I’m not referencing the famous “Rabbit Seasoning” interchange between Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck. Instead, I’m highlighting a mildly disturbing column at National Review Online from Jay Nordlinger. Recently,…
Liberty
Judges and prosecutors abusing their power
It is becoming increasingly common to find instances where judges and prosecutors have abused their power and in this USA Today piece, University of Tennessee law professor Glenn Harlan Reynolds…
Education
Leef analyzes new book on the impact of competition and entrepreneurship in education
George Leef’s latest column for Forbes focus on “Instapundit” Glenn Reynolds‘ new book about the need for new ideas in education. Bratwurst, Leica cameras, BMW automobiles, Beck’s beer, and so…
Liberty
Glenn Reynolds: Compare Colorado’s pot legalization with Obamacare’s coercion
In this USA Today piece, University of Tennessee law professor Glenn Harlan Reynolds ruminates on the lessons from two recent developments — the legalization of pot in Colorado (which lots…
Liberty
A Look At Why Old Education Models Are Obsolete
My friend George Leef, research director for the Pope Center for Higher Education Policy, writes here about a new book called New School, written by University of Tennessee law professor Glenn…
Liberty
Outreach efforts and other items of interest
The Edenton Chowan Herald noted recently that the town is pursuing grant funds to compile a new book about Edenton’s 300th anniversary. (Councilman Bob Quinn, chairman of the town’s 300th…
Education
More evidence for the notion that college is oversold
George “College is oversold” Leef is not likely to find much that surprises him in a recent Bloomberg Businessweek article about the value of a college education. How much is…
Regulation
About that legislation Tillis ‘muscled through’ the legislature
You might have read this morning about a left-leaning watchdog group’s criticism of N.C. House Speaker Thom Tillis over legislation that changes rules for the consumer loan industry. Carolina Journal…