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Whatever happened to German America? 2016-02-16
A Tale of Two Newmans

The expanding controversy over President Simon Newman’s words and actions at Mount St. Mary’s University in Maryland provides an opportunity to reflect on how much has changed since a previous Newman, Cardinal John Henry Newman, authored his still widely read The Idea of a University (1853).…

2016-02-16
Inaugural winners of Diversity and Social Justice Grants announced 2016-01-25
Neem has essay published on the emergence of common schools 2016-01-05
In memoriam: Jim Hitchman 2016-01-05
Margaret Spellings's Vision for Higher Education

In the week between the revelation that the University of North Carolina’s Board of Governors was looking at former Education Secretary Margaret Spellings to lead the 16-campus system and her ultimate selection last Friday, most of the reporting and commentary focused on whether the board and…

2015-10-30
'The Failure of Churches and Universities in Nazi Germany' is subject of Nov. 3 lecture 2015-10-19
Gift ensures Jewish history, Holocaust are taught at Western 2015-10-19
Oct. 20 lecture to look at black women in reality TV 2015-10-16
Where our notions of public, charter schools come from

Last month, the Washington state Supreme Court determined that charter schools are ineligible to receive public school funds under the 1889 state constitution.
Upholding precedent from a century ago, the court determined that because charter schools “are run by an appointed board…

2015-10-12
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