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Richard Arum, professor of Sociology and Education at New York University, discusses his new report following up on the status of the students observed in his book, Academically Adrift, with MindingTheCampus.com editor John Leo.

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Richard Arum is professor in the Department of Sociology with a joint appointment in the Steinhardt School of Education at New York University. He is also director of the Education Research Program of the Social Science Research Council and the author of Judging School Discipline: The Crisis of Moral Authority in American Schools.

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Herb London and Howard Husock discuss two situations in the United Kingdom and the controversial admission of political figures from the Middle East.

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Herbert I. London is president emeritus of the Hudson Institute and a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute. As John M. Olin Professor of Humanities at New York University, he founded the Gallatin School of Individualized Study in 1972 to promote the study of "great books" and classic texts. He served as the school's dean for 20 years.

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Richard Arum, professor of Sociology and Education at New York University, discusses his book, Academically Adrift, with MindingTheCampus.com editor John Leo.

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Richard Arum
Richard Arum is professor in the Department of Sociology with a joint appointment in the Steinhardt School of Education at New York University. He is also director of the Education Research Program of the Social Science Research Council and the author of Judging School Discipline: The Crisis of Moral Authority in American Schools.

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Peter Sacks, author of Tearing Down the Gates, discusses whether college is right for everyone with MindingTheCampus.com editor John Leo.

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Peter Sacks
Peter Sacks is an author, economist, essayist, and social critic. His most recent book is Tearing Down the Gates: Confronting the Class Divide in American Education. He is also the author of Standardized Minds: The High Price of America's Testing Culture and What We Can Do to Change It. As a newspaper journalist, Sacks covered business and economics and completed several awarding-winning journalism projects, including a Pulitzer Prize nomination. He taught college journalism and writing for four years.

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George Leef discusses whether college is right for everyone with MindingTheCampus.com editor John Leo. 

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George Leef
George Leef is director of research for the John William Pope Center for Higher Education Policy. He taught courses in law and economics at Northwood University in Midland, MI from 1980 through 1989 and has served as book review editor of The Freeman, the magazine of the Foundation for Economic Education, since 1997. He is the author of Free Choice for Workers: A History of the Right to Work Movement and edited the book Educating Teachers: The Best Minds Speak Out. He has published numerous articles in magazines and newspapers.

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Clayton Christensen, professor of business administration at the Harvard Business School, discusses his new book, The Innovative University, with MindingTheCampus.com editor John Leo.

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This podcast by Herbert I. London on the high and rapidly rising compensation for college and university presidents is the first in a series that will run here under the title "From the Desk of a Dean." Dr. London, the author of 15 books, is president emeritus of the Hudson Institute and a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute. As John M. Olin Professor of Humanities at New York University, he founded the Gallatin School of Individualized Study in 1972 to promote the study of "great books" and classic texts. He served as the school's dean for 20 years.

The issue of presidents' pay has been dominating education news for several days, giving rise to the charge that many colleges have been enriching their chief executives at the expense of those who teach.  The Chronicle of Higher Education, in its December 9 print edition, ran a 4-page story headlined "Pay Gap Widens Between Presidents and Faculty."

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Herbert I. London
Herbert I. London is president emeritus of the Hudson Institute and a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute. As John M. Olin Professor of Humanities at New York University, he founded the Gallatin School of Individualized Study in 1972 to promote the study of "great books" and classic texts. He served as the school's dean for 20 years.

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