"Federal Policies & Higher Education" with George Leef

Dec 5, 2023 · 51m 2s
"Federal Policies & Higher Education" with George Leef
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In this talk, George Leef presented an overview of education policy in the United States, beginning with the Higher Education Act of 1965. Mr. Leef's examined the many unintended consequences...

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In this talk, George Leef presented an overview of education policy in the United States, beginning with the Higher Education Act of 1965. Mr. Leef's examined the many unintended consequences that have resulted from federal meddling and government intrusion into higher education and academia, chief amongst these unintended consequences was the transformation of standard curricula away from the liberal arts and towards a series of social goals.

George Leef is director of editorial content for the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal. He holds a bachelor of arts degree from Carroll College (Waukesha, WI) and a juris doctor from Duke University School of Law. He is the host of Classical Cafe on radio station WCPE in Wake Forest, NC is the author of two books, "Free Choice for Workers" in 2005 and a novel, "The Awakening of Jennifer Van Arsdale" in 2022.

This lecture was delivered live at the Fall Classical Summit, a regional classical conference held at Thales Academy Rolesville Junior High-High School on October 6, 2023.

Interested in teaching at Thales Academy? Please check out our website if you are interested in pursuing a career at Thales Academy and learning about needs across our network. Find out more at https://www.thalesacademy.org/contact/careers.
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