Urban Ignorance: On Yale’s Lack of an Urban Studies Program
“Students will need a multifaceted perspective to work on urban issues in the real world.”
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An Interview with Henry Giroux, the McMaster University Professor for Scholarship in the Public Interest
“We need to reclaim public and higher education as a public good, as a democratic public sphere that is absolutely vital for educating students to be engaged and critical citizens. That should be as important as national defense.”
An Interview with Austan Goolsbee, former Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors
“The standard of evidence in academics is ten out of ten, and the time pressure is one out of ten. And in Washington, it’s kind of the reverse. The standard of evidence is much lower than in an academic setting, but you have to have it by Friday.”