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How to Find Cheap (or Free!) Places to Crash on Vacation
Why waste your vacation dollars on pricey hotel rooms when there are cheaper — and sometimes free — alternatives?
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Serving Justice
Mr. Griot demonstrates writing an essay comparing and contrasting two biographies using a Venn diagram and a paragraph organization chart.
Professor Dave Explains
Late Medieval Philosophy: Abelard, Avicenna, Aquinas, et al.
We've covered early medieval philosophy, so let's move forward to the later part of this era, which is called the Scholastic period. This is marked by a strong Aristotelian influence, as well as the rise of universities as we know them...
Professor Dave Explains
Early Medieval Philosophy: Augustine of Hippo and Boethius
With ancient philosophy covered, it's time to move into medieval philosophy. This era is dominated by a strong link with theology, and all the most significant contributors to philosophy in this era were largely commenting on religious...
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Pandemic Perspectives: Education
A NECESSARY TRANSFORMATION: Professor Celenza talks about how the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a necessary transformation in higher education which includes the need to share trustworthy, transparent expertise with a broad audience...
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Public Intellectuals and Universities
Classicist and political theorist Josiah Ober (Stanford) reflects on the societal role of universities and the importance of academics engaging with the outside world.
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A Slippery Slope
Ben Nelson (Minerva) describes how as the modern university increasingly moves from the broader goal of intellectual development to mere “knowledge dissemination”, it descends a slippery slope to irrelevance.
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Redefining the Role of Universities: A Call for Intellectual Inquiry and Societal Benefit
Cambridge intellectual historian Stefan Collini tangibly demonstrates his critical thinking skills in examining the role of universities in contemporary society.
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Test Me Part 2
Join us in this video as we challenge the perception that tests in high school don't hold much significance. Discover why tests, big or small, have a profound impact on your academic journey and future endeavors. Whether pursuing higher...
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What is GPA?
In this informative video, Jesse from Can Do U explains the concept of GPA (Grade Point Average) and its significance in high school and beyond. Learn how grades are assigned grade points and how they contribute to the overall GPA...
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The Real World Part 2: College Exploration Made Easy
In this episode of In Control's series, "The Real World," host Kevin dives into the topic of college exploration. Recognizing that middle school students often feel lost or uninformed about colleges and universities, Kevin provides a...
Science360
National Science Foundation FY17 Budget Request presentation
NSF Director France A. Córdova outlines how President
Obama's fiscal year (FY) 2017 request for NSF supports research into critical national is
sues,
including clean energy technologies, food sustainability, disaster response...
Obama's fiscal year (FY) 2017 request for NSF supports research into critical national is
sues,
including clean energy technologies, food sustainability, disaster response...
Science360
A lifetime of building learning communities
James Duderstadt has always considered himself a change agent. It might sound odd, when you consider that he’s spent nearly 50 years at one institution. Look a bit closer, however, and you quickly see what he means: Duderstadt, a...
Institute of Art and Ideas
Are mental differences between the sexes based on biology?
Many neuroscientists believe disorders of the mind will be solved when we understand the differences between the male and female brain. Yet is is frequently argued that men and women are not born but made. Are mental differences between...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Wendy Brown on Education.
Neoliberalism, warns Professor Wendy Brown, has created a form of reasoning in which human beings are reduced to their economic value and activity, and in which all fields of human activity are treated as markets and institutions,...
History Hit
West Africa Before the Europeans: Rediscovery and beyond
Why are we ignorant of the archaeology left behind in West Africa? Are West Africans going to rediscover their history and will there be a demand of giving back physical objects from foreign museums in aiding that rediscovery?
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Step Back History
Political Correctness: A Brief Introduction
Spend any amount of time on the internet, and you’ll see the term political correctness. It’s part of the common lexicon, but seems rather vague in its meaning. We know it's supposed to mean something that’s bad. Donald Trump and South...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Elevator Pitch - What Came Before the Big Bang?
What happened before the big bang? How can something come from nothing? We've challenged a physicist to explain the origins of our universe in one elevator ride. Good luck Dr Julian Berengut, from University of NSW.
Science360
Materials Genome Initiative - Three Years of Progress
Advanced materials are essential to human well-being and are the cornerstone for emerging industries. Yet today, it can take ten to twenty years or more from initial research on a new material to first use. That's why in June 2011...
The Wall Street Journal
Bari Weiss and Leon Botstein on Free Speech on College Campuses
Former New York Times columnist Bari Weiss and Leon Botstein, president of Bard College, debate free thought and expression in academia and discuss whether traditional colleges are preparing students for today’s media environment.
KERA
Historically Black Colleges
In the United States during the era of slavery, it was illegal for all African Americans, enslaved and free, to learn to read and write. But in 1863 the first school for freed slaves opened and by the end of the 19th century, black...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Curriculum Reform is Vital if Economics is to Serve Humanity
Joe Earle, co-founder of The Post-Crash Economics Society, member of Rethinking Economics and co-author of the Econocracy, explains why his group is trying to democratize economics as a conversation and a policy–making process.<br/>