Academic Freedom and the Future of Civilization
The professors of tomorrow can either be free to think, research, write, and publish, without interference by the state or its proxies, or they risk becoming what Barzun calls commissars with PhDs.
The professors of tomorrow can either be free to think, research, write, and publish, without interference by the state or its proxies, or they risk becoming what Barzun calls commissars with PhDs.
Considering the state of public education, aren't vouchers a step in the right direction? Laurence Vance says no: vouchers will make the present system worse.
A few days ago, the supposedly politically independent Swedish government agency Skolverket (the Agency for Education)published a report which show
Robert Murphy critiques Steven Landsburg's call to slow the spread of AIDS through a very counterintuitive call for more promiscuity.
There is a program at the School of Journalism of Ne
If one holds to the Austrian views, writes William Anderson, teaching economics is both easier and more difficult.
Not long after the common school movement began, a new movement appeared, writes Barry Simpson. This new movement called for compulsory attendance.
In his Schlarbaum Laureate address, Hans Sennholz recounts his experiences with Mises as both mentor and friend, he regards this prize as the crowning honor.
Colleges offer their students a taste of reality by simulating the political atmosphere of society with the presence of student government associations (SGAs). The election process succeeds in mimicking many aspects of real political campaigns: the cutthroat environment of campaign promises combined with the relentless schmoozing of constituencies, and mindless pride.