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YU News
Spellings Campaign Runs Low on Time and Power to Persuade
Chronicle of Higher Education, According to former Department of Education official, the Spellings commission relied on "misleading" statistics and outdated data to draw mistaken conclusions about the changes needed in higher education.
Jul 21, 2008
A Test of Leadership
Remarks by U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings, Chicago, July 18, 2008.
Jul 20, 2008
GOP's Schaffer views Yorktown as "classical"
The Denver Post's Michael Riley reports on July 10 that Yorktown University "boasts some respected scholars, but the description of its American culture concentration also describes popular music, modern art and psychology as "signs of serious cultural disturbance."
Jul 10, 2008
Liberal Arts Undervalued by Education Department, Official Says After Quitting
The Chronicle of Higher Education, Paul Basken reports for the Chronicle of Higher Education, June 27, 2008, that Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education, Diane Auer Jones, resigned because her authority over higher education was thwarted by the Department's Undersecretary. The issue of contention was the Department's attempt to impose one-size fits all testing on America's colleges and universities.
Jun 30, 2008
Sen. John McCain and Yorktown University's Raison D'etre
When you visit Yorktown University’s accredited M.A. in Government degree program (www.yorktownuniversity.com), keep in mind that Yorktown University commemorates the Battle of Yorktown of 1781. The genius of General George Washington, the Father of our country, was his mastery of military science and his mastery of politics. Military professionals in the United States Armed Forces live in a dangerous world that requires them to master military and political science.
Jun 15, 2008
Senate Votes To Privatize Its Failing Restaurants
Paul Kane writes in the Washington Post for Monday, June 9, that the U.S. Senate "in a late-night voice vote, ... agreed to privatize the operation of its food service, a decision that would, for the first time, put it under the control of a contractor and all but guarantee lower wages and benefits for the outfit's new hires."
Jun 9, 2008
Washington University Protests Against Honorary Degee for Phyllis Schlafly
InsideHigherEd.com's Scott Jaschik reports on the controversy created by Washington University's decision to award Eagle Forum founder, Phyllis Schlafly, an honorary degree.
May 5, 2008
An Interview with Antonin Scalia
, An interview with Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia conducted by Leslie Stahl
Apr 28, 2008
Text of Pope Benedict's Address to Catholic Educators
Text of Pope Benedict’s address to Catholic educators.
Apr 18, 2008
Wanna Blog?
Blogging, somone remarked, is a sign of imminent revolution not unlike the Committees of Correspondence that agitated for independence from the British Crown. Here's a list of blogs that at the very least signal a revolution in publishing.
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Mar 19, 2008
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