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The Erosion of American Higher Education

In America, the cost of higher education has been rising faster than inflation and health care costs for more than two decades.

Money Magazine calculated that college tuition rose by 439 percent from 1982-2007.

According to Mark C. Taylor, author of Crisis on Campus: A Bold Plan for Reforming Our Colleges and Universities, four years at a [...]

My Japan Trip, Part XV

Bill Costello visits the University of Tokyo.

My Japan Trip, Part XIV

Bill Costello visits the Osaka Castle.

My Japan Trip, Part XIII

Bill Costello visits the Floating Garden Observatory  in Osaka.

My Japan Trip, Part XII

Bill Costello visits Osaka University.

My Japan Trip, Part XI

Bill Costello visits Kasuga-taisha in Nara.

My Japan Trip, Part X

Bill Costello visits Nara Park.

My Japan Trip, Part IX

Bill Costello visits Todai-ji in Nara.

My Japan Trip, Part VIII

Bill Costello visits the Kyoto Imperial Palace.

My Japan Trip, Part VII

Bill Costello visits Kinkaku-ji in Kyoto.

My Japan Trip, Part VI

Bill Costello visits Nijo Castle in Kyoto.

My Japan Trip, Part V

Bill Costello visits Nishi Hongan-ji in Kyoto.

My Japan Trip, Part IV

Bill Costello visits Kiyomizu-dera in Kyoto.

My Japan Trip, Part III

Bill Costello visits Heian-jingu in Kyoto.

My Japan Trip, Part II

Bill Costello visits the Kyoto Tower.

My Japan Trip, Part I

Bill Costello visits Kyoto University.

The Extra Box Asians Must Think Outside Of

One significant way Asian cultures differ from Western cultures is that group identity is more important than individual identity. This factor limits the ability of Asians to “think outside the box.”

I’ve had the opportunity to learn much about group identity in Asian cultures while living in Japan over the past year and a half and [...]

My Vietnam Trip, Part XXXVIII

Bill Costello visits the Dau Go Cave in Ha Long Bay.

My Vietnam Trip, Part XXXVII

Bill Costello cruises on a junk in Ha Long Bay.

My Vietnam Trip, Part XXXVI

Bill Costello visits the One Pillar Pagoda in Hanoi.