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Higher education in the United States consists of colleges, universities, and technical schools. Of the colleges and universities, some are /public, i.e. having government support to make the tuition more affordable, while others are /private.

Nearly all colleges and universities in the US have been raising their tuition /prices at rates far above that of inflation.

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• 2014-05-29 [L..T] Michael Bloomberg: Universities becoming bastions of intolerance "Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, delivering Thursday's commencement speech at Harvard University, criticized what he described as a disturbing trend of liberals silencing voices 'deemed politically objectionable.'"
• 2014-05-28 [L..T] Are You a Slut? That Depends. Are You Rich? «This class-based construction of the campus slut allowed both groups to deflect the stigma of "sluttiness" onto other women and away from themselves, establish hierarchies among social groups, and police everyone's gender performance – including their own – along the way.»
• 2014-04-22 [L..T] The End Of Affirmative Action? «The Supreme Court did what I expected they would do today; killed affirmative action in college admissions. I'm going to say something controversial now; I'm not actually for affirmative action, especially in college admissions. Let me explain. Affirmative action is a bad solution to a really bad problem. It's a terrible solution because it doesn't address the root cause of the problem, it merely attempts to course correct after the problem occurs.»
• 2014-04-04 [L..T] New study says Internet could be why Americans are losing their religion "Increased internet use is only one factor in the decrease of religion, but research shows it's a significant one."