Category Archives: Bob Oliphant

Keep the Students but Get Rid of Their Bodies — A Practical Response to Educational Super-Inflation

Posted on 12 May, 2020 by Robert Oliphant

Count on the Brits to crucify their American cousins in an ECONOMIST article that slams our universities for raising their fees five times as fast as inflation during the last 30 years — a feat of ivory tower trickery that … Continue reading →

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Robert T. Oliphant, 1924-2014

Posted on 20 March, 2015 by Richard P Phelps

Robert T. Oliphant 1924-2014 Bob Oliphant passed away in June, 2014. He was one of the most optimistic and generous people I’ve ever met, and one of my best friends. That despite the fact that we never met face-to-face—a typical … Continue reading →

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