The Commodification of Higher Education
Colleges and universities have become a marketplace that treats student applicants like consumers. Why?
Colleges and universities have become a marketplace that treats student applicants like consumers. Why?
The U.S. Department of Justice and the city in New Jersey reached an agreement Wednesday to overhaul how the city’s police works.
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Amid spiraling tuition costs and a growing reliance on part-time faculty, athletic departments pay them millions a year.
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