"The people alone can protect us against…evil…Kings, priests and nobles…will rise up among us if we leave the people in ignorance…” T. Jefferson https://www.inside-higher-ed.com A insider's guide to the frightening reality of higher education Sun, 18 Oct 2026 01:06:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.8 Washington University Claims: “Average starting salary for recent WashU graduates is $20,000 higher than their peers, including those who attend top research universities.” Really? https://www.inside-higher-ed.com/washington-university-claims-average-starting-salary-for-recent-washu-graduates-is-20000-higher-than-their-peers-including-those-who-attend-top-research-universities-really/ https://www.inside-higher-ed.com/washington-university-claims-average-starting-salary-for-recent-washu-graduates-is-20000-higher-than-their-peers-including-those-who-attend-top-research-universities-really/#respond Sun, 18 Oct 2026 01:06:40 +0000 https://www.inside-higher-ed.com/?p=3115 https://www.inside-higher-ed.com/washington-university-claims-average-starting-salary-for-recent-washu-graduates-is-20000-higher-than-their-peers-including-those-who-attend-top-research-universities-really/feed/ 0 CalTech, Too! This Even Surprised Me. Sirs, do you have no shame? https://www.inside-higher-ed.com/caltech-too-this-even-surprised-me-sirs-do-you-have-no-shame/ Sun, 29 Sep 2024 15:07:44 +0000 https://www.inside-higher-ed.com/?p=3112 Student Chimes in on How Hard Students Work – Good Read with Good Comments https://www.inside-higher-ed.com/student-chimes-in-on-how-hard-students-work-good-read-with-good-comments/ Tue, 09 Jul 2024 15:16:52 +0000 https://www.inside-higher-ed.com/?p=3107 He sums up the problem as an inversion of authority: ‘The less wise, who are the students, rule over the more wise, the professors.’ https://www.inside-higher-ed.com/he-sums-up-the-problem-as-an-inversion-of-authority-the-less-wise-who-are-the-students-rule-over-the-more-wise-the-professors/ Sat, 01 Jun 2024 15:58:07 +0000 https://www.inside-higher-ed.com/?p=3102 WSJ: Insight into High School https://www.inside-higher-ed.com/wsj-insight-into-high-school/ Sat, 18 May 2024 15:41:46 +0000 https://www.inside-higher-ed.com/?p=3098