A new breed of affirmative action
From colostate.edu Every year, thousands of college applicants are accepted, not solely because of, but with the additional help of affirmative action policies in American colleges and universities....
View ArticleInvesting in a College Education
Via MR, here’s an interesting piece on the non-pecuniary benefits of schooling. The authors of the paper cited in this article point out that, “despite the erosion in the monetary returns from college...
View ArticleMRM #24
from Cornell.edu - Krauthammer: “The Myth of ’08, Demolished.” - Economics Chair Basu will be leaving to serve as one of India’s top economic advisors. - Roundup: bloggers meet with the Treasury. - The...
View ArticleUC Schools (Read: Entire State) Going Down the Drain?
OK, maybe the school system’s plight isn’t quite that drastic, but it sure is taking some heavy blows. George Will writes about how liberalism is killing California (not an unfamiliar subject for...
View ArticleMonday Reading Madness #33
- An article on Cornell hockey standout Rebecca Johnston, who will be representing Canada at the Olympics. - Despite falling to 15th in the U.S. News rankings, Cornell finds itself in 8th place when it...
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