Moral and Spiritual Growth
Ninth in a series on why U.S. Universities are great āEducation without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make man a more clever devil.ā — C.S. Lewis U.S. universities, until the time of the Morrill Act ofā¦
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Campus Competition
Fifth in a series on why U.S. Universities are great U.S. universities exist in a highly competitive three-party environment:Ā Public, private not-for-profit and private for-profit universities all share the market. The for-profit sector is not new to the landscape ofā¦
No Two Alike
Third in a series on why U.S. Universities are great U.S. universities have traditionally held to the concept of mission differentiation.Ā Clark Kerr, former president of the University of California, cemented this idea into state policy through the 1960 Californiaā¦
Effective Bachelorās Degrees
Second in a series on why U.S. Universities are great Columbia Universityās 1880 core curricula required a general understanding of the human condition.Ā Coupled with training in specific disciplines it was the Holy Grail for U.S. universities.Ā It may beā¦
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Of all the grades given at U. S. universities in 2013 — I know they all canāt be earned, so many must be given:Ā a gift or show of appreciation for the ever escalating tuition and fees?Ā The title saysā¦
Trump U and You Too
Trump University, not conceived as an educational institution, paid no attention to the sincere aspirations of students.Ā Trump treated it like a real estate venture without real property.Ā He may have thought, āThis is too good to be true.āĀ Heā¦
A Respite
I returned to teaching in SIUās School of Architecture at the conclusion of a six-year contract as Chancellor on July 1, 2007.Ā I began writing columns and posting them to in November 2007.Ā The experience as chancellor prepared meā¦
Teaching ā The Genesis of Reputation
Marc Edwards, MacArthur Fellow, and Charles P. Lunsford Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech, created consternation regarding the polluted water supply of Flint, Michigan by telling the truth.Ā His water research and expertise predicted the lead ladenā¦
A Job
Some colleges and universities show indifference to employment prospects for their graduates, almost callousness, as hoards of students receive degrees, accompanied by too many promissory notes and too few job prospects. Ā Students almost unanimously choose to pursue a particular careerā¦
Students and Institutions Struggle through Change
Ā Tenth and final in a series on university struggles Human nature is human nature to be sure, but Students of the 21st century are not students of the 20th century.Ā Educational models from 50 to 75 years ago donātā¦
