The Hollow Men: Politics and Corruption in Higher EducationIn his sequel to ProfScam, Sykes traces the decline of college curricula and shows how students and their parents are paying more money for less education. Sykes also examines the extreme politicization of the American campus and argues that this environment is producing hollow men and women with no more than a brief expose to the great books and ideas of Western civilization. |
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... percent of white undergraduates earned degrees from the University of Texas after five years , more than two - thirds of black students failed to graduate.2 * At the University of California at Berkeley , the university enrolled many ...
... percent of white undergraduates earned degrees from the University of Texas after five years , more than two - thirds of black students failed to graduate.2 * At the University of California at Berkeley , the university enrolled many ...
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... percent of Dartmouth's undergraduates had participated in the vote , SDS flatly rejected the validity of the ... percent supported eliminating ROTC after the present contract enrollees graduated ; 30 percent favored the faculty position ...
... percent of Dartmouth's undergraduates had participated in the vote , SDS flatly rejected the validity of the ... percent supported eliminating ROTC after the present contract enrollees graduated ; 30 percent favored the faculty position ...
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... percent to 33 percent , while the faculty would increase by less than 15 percent from 1970-71 levels . The great selling point to students was the system's flexibility , permitting students to fashion their own schedules , and engage in ...
... percent to 33 percent , while the faculty would increase by less than 15 percent from 1970-71 levels . The great selling point to students was the system's flexibility , permitting students to fashion their own schedules , and engage in ...
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