Speaking with the candor that is allowed tenured professors, but not politicians, he has a recommendation for cutting the deficit that Americans don't want to hear: higher taxes.

This is the first time a business or school has allowed professors to set their own prices for courses that lead to college credit.

At universities, we normally have an opportunity to debate issues like that, allowing professors like me and students to take issue publicly with our government's policy.

German universities allowed professors to research and experiment with their own interests to seek further knowledge without having commercial or economic interests in mind.

It also allowed students and professors to spend class time on problem solving, increasing interaction between students and their instructors.

The forum has access to campus facilities, despite attempts by local anti-hate campaigners to evict it, due to a university policy allowing retired professors to host meetings on campus.

Stanford University allowed professors to build houses on Stanford land, but would only lease the land.

The University of Göttingen, founded in 1734, was far more liberal than its counterparts, allowing professors to plan their own courses and select their own textbooks.

This would allow professors and students to go home and visit their relatives.

It was started in August 1998, and provides scholarship funding to allow well-known professors from China and other countries to work in China.