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Should Universities Make Policy Pronouncements?
Should Universities Make Policy Pronouncements?
Richard K. Vedder | Jan. 19, 2021
Higher Education Needs to Share the Blame for National Disunity
Higher Education Needs to Share the Blame for National Disunity
Richard K. Vedder | Jan. 14, 2021
Migrants Flee States with Highly Educated People: Why?
Migrants Flee States with Highly Educated People: Why?
Richard K. Vedder | Jan. 12, 2021
The Downsides to Bidens Plan for Free College Tuition
The Downsides to Bidens Plan for Free College Tuition
Ronald L. Trowbridge | Jan. 11, 2021
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John M. Ellis
Reviewed By Arnold S. Trebach
The Breakdown of Higher Education: How It Happened, the Damage It Does, and What Can Be Done
John M. Ellis
Reviewed By Arnold S. Trebach
Scientocracy: The Tangled Web of Public Science and Public Policy
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Scientocracy: The Tangled Web of Public Science and Public Policy
Reviewed By Jonathan Anomaly
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The Value and Limits of Academic Speech: Philosophical, Political, and Legal Perspective
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How to Be a Betterand Less FragileAntiracist
By Peter Minowitz
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| Sep. 1, 2020
A Better Path Forward: Re-Thinking Government Student Loans and Grants
A Better Path Forward: Re-Thinking Government Student Loans and Grants
By Richard K. Vedder
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| Apr. 8, 2020
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Bidens Education Policy Sr. Fellow Williamson Evers appears on
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California Ethnic Studies Curriculum Sr. Fellow Williamson Evers appears on KPRL radio
Aug. 4, 2020
Margaret Sangers History of Eugenics Research Fellow Thomas Cargill appears on Freedom Works Radio
July 28, 2020
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July 22, 2020
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May 21, 2020
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Apr. 6, 2020
Books for Skepticism about Socialism Sr. Fellow Williamson Evers appears on WRVA radio
Mar. 6, 2020
Socialisms Folly Sr. Fellow Williamson Evers appears on the Lars Larson radio show
Mar. 5, 2020
Sr. Fellow Richard Vedder speaks at the Manhattan Institute
June 11, 2019
Student Loan Debt Sr. Fellow Richard Vedder appears on the Lars Larson radio show
June 7, 2019
Higher Education in America Richard Vedder appears on the Lars Larson radio show
May 2, 2019
Richard Vedder, author of
Restoring the Promise
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May 1, 2019