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Friday, December 17, 2010

Nerd News: A Sorry State of Affairs

3 pieces worth a look:
  1. The cost of education and overselling college
  2. A glut of doctorates
  3. Liberal arts and humanities under pressure from both left and right
Posted by Mad Minerva at 10:05 AM
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Labels: academia, campus culture, cost of education, grad school, higher education, I got your apocalypse right here, Nerd News

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