Derryberry Day at NAS
May 06, 2009 by Peter Wood |
We welcome our very own Jaques to the Forest of Arden.
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Imported Bologna
May 06, 2009 by Ashley Thorne |
A bad American idea that went to Europe and came back worse.
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Ask a Scholar: Translating “Queering,” “Race-ing,” and “Worlding”
May 06, 2009 by Peter Wood |
A reader asks: What do identity hustlers mean when they use words like "queering," "race-ing," "worlding," etc.?
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Three Cheers for the Dons: Part 2
May 06, 2009 by Tom Wood |
Governance structures that take control of the university out of the hands of the faculty make it easier for
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Three Cheers for the Dons: Part 1
May 05, 2009 by Tom Wood |
Would universities be better off if their governing bodies were controlled by their faculties? This three-part series investigates.
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Bias Tuesday
May 05, 2009 by Ashley Thorne |
Current bias stories at MIT, University of Nevada-Las Vegas, and University of Wisconsin.
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Snitch Studies at Cal Poly: We Snare Because We Care
May 05, 2009 by Peter Wood |
The university launches a new bias incident reporting system to enforce "respect."
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Macalester Preps for World Domination
May 04, 2009 by Peter Wood |
Strongbad mentioned as possible leader, grateful global citizens break out in spontaneous Harambee celebration, American higher education at its finest.
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Virginia Tech’s “Inclusive” Rodomontade
May 01, 2009 by Peter Wood |
VT embraces exclusive mediocrity...and calls it inclusive excellence.
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Seat Time at the AAC&U
May 01, 2009 by Peter Wood |
78% of colleges and universities use learning outcomes, survey says.
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Oases of Excellence
Apr 30, 2009 by Ashley Thorne |
NAS highlights new programs in American studies or Western civilization.
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Swear It!
Apr 29, 2009 by Ashley Thorne |
Ball State U's new core curriculum wants to turn students into activists.
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American Character, the Remix: How College is Shaping Us Now
Apr 28, 2009 by Peter Wood |
A nation's manner of educating shapes the character of its people.
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Closed Eyes
Apr 27, 2009 by Glenn Ricketts |
This article, a review of the book Closed Minds? Politics and Ideology in American Universities, appeared in the spring 2009 issue of Academic Questions (volume 22, number 2).
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The Classroom Without Reason
Apr 27, 2009 by Douglas Campbell |
The following essay is a "Report from the Academy" which was published in Academic Questions (volume 22, number 2).
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