| Events by Richard Vedder |
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New Approaches to Higher Education: Solutions or Fads?
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Friday, June 6, 2008
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| Panelists at this event will closely examine the reality of for-profit higher education and look at future opportunities in this realm. |
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University Endowments
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Friday, February 1, 2008
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| Panelists at this event will assess college endowments and discuss the need and implications of possible reform. |
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Higher Education Accreditation
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Friday, September 21, 2007
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| This event will feature a keynote address by Charles Miller, chairman of the Commission on the Future of Higher Education--also known as the Spellings Commission--who will talk about the commission’s |
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Higher Education after the Spellings Commission: An Assessment
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Tuesday, March 13, 2007
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| This event will feature a keynote address by U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spelling, who will talk about the commission’s performance and detail the department’s plans for acting on the |
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The Wal-Mart Revolution
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Tuesday, February 20, 2007
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| Please join us as economist Richard Vedder and Wal-Mart Watch founder Andrew Grossman investigate and evaluate the impact of Wal-Mart on the standard of living of Americans. |
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Is Corporate Social Responsibility Serious Business?
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Friday, March 3, 2006
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| Examining the complex global corporate social responsibility phenomenon, plus an in-depth look at Wal-Mart, which has been under fire for some of its corporate, social, and environmental practices. |
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Going Broke by Degree
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Monday, July 19, 2004
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| Richard Vedder examines the causes of the college tuition crisis. He also warns that exorbitant tuition hikes are not sustainable and explores ways to reverse this alarming trend. |
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The Free State Project
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Friday, February 27, 2004
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| Panelists discuss the real difficulties of competitive federalism in action. |
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Richard Vedder
1150 Seventeenth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 740-593-2037
Fax: 740-593-0181
E-mail: RVedder@aei.org
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The Wal-Mart Revolution
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| The authors analyze the best available economic data and conclude that American consumers--particularly the less affluent--have benefited tremendously from Wal-Mart's "everyday low prices." [Read More] |
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