Tag Archives: Mitch Daniels

Harry Targ :
The cost-cutting approach to higher education

Though some reform ideas have merit, the real problem is lack of funding from the government. By Harry Targ | The Rag Blog | March 25, 2015 WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana — Purdue University President Mitch Daniels testified March 17, 2015, … Continue reading

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Harry Targ : STEM and the Tyranny of the Meme

The STEM ‘crisis’ and the ‘fear of falling behind’ meme. The tyranny of the meme: Commies, the arms race, and now STEM The threats of the United States falling behind some fictional adversaries is a similar ‘meme’ to those that … Continue reading

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Harry Targ : Academic Freedom and the Mitch Daniels/Howard Zinn Kerfuffle

Political cartoon by Gary Varvel / Indianapolis Star Academic freedom under fire: The Mitch Daniels/Howard Zinn kerfuffle If education at any level is to be shaped by the principle of academic freedom it must encourage student exposure to varieties of … Continue reading

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Harry Targ : Mitch Daniels, Educator!

All decked out: Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels models his new Purdue leather jacket after being named the school’s next president in West Lafayette, Indiana., Thursday, June 21, 2012. Photo by Michael Conroy / AP.Purdue names Mitch Daniels president: The crisis … Continue reading

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Harry Targ : Indiana’s ‘Super Bowl’ of Anti-Worker Legislation

David Johnson, an organizer for the Sheet Metal Worker’s International Association, carries a sign during demonstration at the Indiana Statehouse. Image from NUVO.Right to Work (for less) in Indiana:The Super Bowl of anti-worker legislation By Harry Targ | The Rag … Continue reading

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