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What’s Wrong With the Universities, and How to Fix It: Part 4

The past three installments have explained why so many of America’s colleges and universities are dysfunctional. This final installment focuses on some reforms.
What’s Wrong With the Universities, and How to Fix It: Part 4
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Rob Natelson
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The past three installments have explained why so many of America’s colleges and universities are dysfunctional. This final installment focuses on some possible reforms. (There are others.)

Reform #1: Get the Feds Out of Higher Education

Readers may be familiar with the French expression “cherchez la femme”—“look for the woman.” The saying encapsulates the view that a man’s behavior often can be explained by feminine influence.
Rob Natelson
Rob Natelson
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Robert G. Natelson, a former constitutional law professor who is senior fellow in constitutional jurisprudence at the Independence Institute in Denver, authored “The Original Constitution: What It Actually Said and Meant” (3rd ed., 2015). He is a contributor to The Heritage Foundation’s “Heritage Guide to the Constitution.”
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