Khan: There are perils to short-term volunteering
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By Sabith Khan While universities generally do a good job of designing short-term international educational programs, lately there has been a proliferation of private entities promoting short-term volunteering or “voluntourism” that can bring more harm than good. These programs, usually one- to two-weeks long, resemble volunteer work but are designed with the tourist in mind Read More →
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Dubroff: Amgen’s investment in online education will pay dividends
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Read More →Lesh: A college education should not be free
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By Kirk Lesh Many people, including policymakers, have advocated that college tuition should be reduced or be free. From an economic and societal perspective, this is a bad idea. The American taxpayer is not keen on giving people money for nothing. Instead, we, as a society, need to think of better ways to help young Read More →
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Foundations help veterans pay for education
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