Category:Education
Free Speech and Central Funding
December 3, 2015 | Post
Controversies surrounding the funding of college publications with student fees illustrate some important difficulties when it comes to the funding and activities of the federal government. Wesleyan University’s student government cut funding for the campus newspaper in the wake of an op-ed critical of the Black Lives Matter movement. The University of California at San […]
Transformative Trans Talks
November 27, 2015 | Post
The third and final edition of Trans Talks, a conversation with transgender economist Dierdre McCloskey, was released this week. This video describes some of McCloskey’s challenges as a transgender economist and highlights her speech at the Students for Liberty conference. “When you have equal dignity,” says McCloskey, “you get equal inventiveness; you allow people to […]
Free Speech Challenge on Campus
November 25, 2015 | Post
The issue of free speech has exploded on college campuses in recent weeks, with students and faculty at numerous schools nationwide calling for restrictions of free expression in the name of tolerance, and calling for conformity in the name of diversity. In the video below, Towson University professor Howard Baetjer tries to confront college students […]
Freedom of Speech on Campus: Help from FIRE
November 25, 2015 | Post
Freedom of speech on college campuses is getting a lot of attention lately. With the recent student protests at Mizzou, people are concerned about freedom of speech not only for students, but also for professors and even journalists on campus. While student protests are one way of effecting change on campus, did you know that […]
Trans Talks Part Two
November 19, 2015 | Post
Part one introduced professor Deirdre McCloskey, a transgender University of Illinois economics professor, who explains her gender transition and highlights the educational aspects of the transitional experience. Part two below explores how best to reduce (often state sanctioned) violence against and secure the rights of the transgender community. McCloskey explains that while better laws and […]
Trans Freedom
November 12, 2015 | Post
With Caitlyn Jenner dominating headlines and actress Laverne Cox’s pivotal rise, now is the perfect time to address gender freedom and its role in a free society. With that in mind, Learn Liberty is introducing a new three-part video series called Trans Talks, which explores transgender rights and features University of Illinois professor and transgender […]
The Demise of Unsupervised Play and the Challenge of Sexual Communication
November 2, 2015 | Post
One of the key elements of a free society is that people avoid potential conflicts peacefully, using consent not coercion. One way to do this is through market exchange, but another way is through cooperative agreement, such as we see in small groups who have to solve problems (think about organizing a group project in […]
Should I go to grad school?
April 3, 2015 | Video
Do you want to be a professor? Are you in grad school, applying, or preparing to apply? Do you ask yourself “should I go to graduate school?” or “should I apply for a PhD program?” If so, then let this video be your guide as Professor Michael Munger of Duke University outlines three “do”s and […]
College. The Way it Should Be: IHS Summer Seminars
March 12, 2015 | Video
What is it like to go to a free IHS Summer Seminar on liberty? Can it really be the best week of your summer? See for yourself. We think IHS Summer Seminars will engage your mind and inspire you like no other college experience. Sessions will cover history, economics, philosophy and other disciplines from the […]
Education, On Demand: Economics, History, Philosophy, and More
March 12, 2015 | Video
You can get a lot of things on demand–food, rides from Uber, even dates on Tinder. So why not explore ideas on demand? With Learn Liberty On Demand programs, you can go beyond just videos and dive deeper into the ideas that inspire you. Watch video lists that have been curated by professors, answer questions […]
Choice in Schools or Choice in Education?
April 26, 2013 | Video
We hear a lot about school choice. And while that would probably improve the U.S. education system, what we really need is choice in education. When most people think about education, they think of traditional schools. But Professor Stephen Davies says we are seeing a revolution in the delivery of education, both in the United […]
Education Is NOT the Same as Schooling
April 19, 2013 | Video
Have you ever wondered why high school is the way it is? The modern school was invented by the Prussians in 1806. It was created to serve a particular purpose: to produce loyal, obedient subjects and soldiers and productive, obedient workers. Prior to this, education was delivered in many different ways. Understanding how the modern […]
Is Student Loan Debt Forgiveness a Good Idea?
March 8, 2013 | Video
Student loan debt has reached an all-time high, putting a heavy burden on many recent graduates. This has led some to propose and support student debt forgiveness as a way to alleviate the problem. Professor Daniel Lin argues that forgiving student loans would do little to address student debt in any meaningful way. Student debt […]
How Do We Break the Cycle of Higher Tuition and More Debt?
February 18, 2013 | Video
College tuitions continue to rise, and students are leaving school with more and more debt. Professor Daniel Lin argues that there are two main causes for increases in college tuition: a rise in demand for a college education and government subsidies. Problematically, government subsidies are supposed to be helping offset college tuition costs. So what […]
Why Is Higher Education So Expensive?
December 5, 2012 | Video
College tuition costs have gone up 945 percent since 1980. The increase in tuition places a heavy burden on young people and their families. What has made college tuition so expensive? Professor Daniel Lin explains that tuition prices are rising so quickly because of supply and demand. As demand for college increases, universities can respond […]
What You Should Know About School Choice
January 24, 2012 | Video
Are you skeptical of school choice programs? Do words like private schools, charter schools, vouchers, and tax credits make you uneasy? If so, Prof. Angela Dills argues that there are four things that you should know about school choice before dismissing it as a viable improvement to our education system: School choice doesn’t require parents […]
Occupy Wall Street and Student Loans
January 18, 2012 | Video
According to Prof. Chris Coyne, one of the main concerns of the Occupy Wall Street movement is the rising cost of college and student loans. If student loans were forgiven, however, it wouldn’t solve the fundamental problem of costly education. A government program that forgave student loans would improve the finances of people holding student […]
The Story of Broke Response
January 13, 2012 | Video
Prof. Art Carden responds to “The Story of Broke“, a recent video by the creators of “The Story of Stuff.” In “The Story of Broke,” Annie Leonard claims that the government isn’t actually broke. Rather, the government just wastes resources on the wrong things like subsidies to the dinosaur economy and war. She claims that […]