Outside the Beltway

John Nagl, who became famous as a leading counterinsurgency theorist and practitioner, is taking on a new challenge: grooming young boys for life.

A rather egregious case of misplaced priorities in Texas.

An Atlantic story on veterans returning to college is both poignant and miscast.

UVA says a presidential visit isn’t worth the hassle or expense. They’re right.

Penn State has been reminded that there’s a third word in its name: University.

Dan Nexon often gets asked by prospective candidates how they might improve their chances at getting into a PhD program in political science.

Andrew Hacker argues that, while quantitative skills are “critical for informed citizenship and personal finance,” making kids master algebra to graduate high school has disastrous consequences.

As public education continues to wallow in the past, some parents are looking elsewhere for alternatives.

Kids, the President of the United States has a message for you: stop hanging out and get to work.

The NCAA more than lived up to the hype of “unprecedented” sanctions.

Does talent spawn growth? Or does growth attract talent?

Men who graduate elite universities earn an additional $107,000 lifetime. It costs $234,440 to get a Yale degree.

Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels will become president of Purdue University upon completion of his term in January. The faculty is apprehensive because Daniels has not had an academic career.

Will more knowledge bring an end to the public debate over evolutionary theory? Don’t count on it.

A North Carolina teacher screamed and cursed at students for criticizing President Obama.

Private college degree mills have come under intense scrutiny. But many public institutions have similar statistics.

Some blogger wants to pay someone to get Barack Obama’s college transcripts. It’s time for this silliness to end.

A blog post lampooning black studies dissertations got a writer fired, setting off a controversy over the limits of free speech.

The Wall Street Journal publishes a screed aimed at those about to graduate college.

If we taught the Federalist Papers more rigorously would that lead to a shared view of the constitution?

The famous “double helix” article was published 59 years ago today. It’s worth a look.

The major you choose in college will have an impact on your future.

Pat Summitt’s predecessor stepped down as head coach to work on her doctorate.

Copy specific phrases and buzzwords from the job posting into the résumé and build them into the bullet points.

It would be nice if people in power would be a bit more introspective and thoughtful.

Aaron Shaw and Yochai Benkler have an article in the current issue of American Behavioral Scientist titled “A Tale of Two Blogospheres : Discursive Practices on the Left and Right.”

Mitt Romney, who has law and business degrees from Harvard, is criticizing President Obama for having a law degree from Harvard.

The student-athlete fairytale is true. Except where you would reasonably expect it to be a lie.

Dan Drezner declares that “Policy wonks ignore political science journals at their peril.”

The takeover of academic IR study by the stats geeks is complete.

The man who killed Trayvon Martin has been expelled from junior college because he’s so controversial.

David C. Levy argues college professors at teaching universities are overpaid because they don’t put in enough hours.

A man who has three degrees from three public universities considers the President of the United States a “snob.”

Reading journal articles, so you don’t have to.

A study of religiosity and young adults found that those who attend college are actually less likely to experience religious decline than those who do not attend college.

Most people forget most of what they learn in school. Should we call the whole thing off?