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The Classicist, with Victor Davis Hanson: Can Higher Education be Saved?

The roots of the modern academy’s dysfunction.

The Classicist•February 7, 2019
The Classicist, with Victor Davis Hanson: Can Higher Education be Saved?
Victor Davis Hanson chronicles the factors that have led to the decline of American higher education and considers the prospects for recovery.

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Victor Davis Hanson

Victor Davis Hanson

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