California Association of Scholars Responds to UC Regents
Mar 05, 2013 by Charles Geshekter , John M. Ellis |
The California Association of Scholars responds a second time to UC's Board of Regents.
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California Higher-Ed: Regents Deny Critics a Fair Hearing
Feb 19, 2013 by Peter Berkowitz |
The UC Board of Regents seems determined to disregard substantial evidence of the politicization of college education on its watch, in part by denying to its critics, the California Association of Scholars.
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California Scholars Confront Regents on UC Politicization
Feb 05, 2013 by Charles L. Geshekter , John Ellis |
The California Association of Scholars, a division of NAS, challenges the Board of Regents to address political activism in the classroom at the University of California.
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Indoctrinating Students Isn’t Easy
Nov 15, 2012 by Peter Wood |
Cash incentives are used at UCLA to reinforce the sustainability movement.
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New Study of “Holistic” Admissions at UCLA Generates Controversy
Nov 05, 2012 by Glenn Ricketts |
A new study by a UCLA law professor reveals the extent to which race influences the school's undergraduate admissions policies.
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California Association of Scholars: New Evidence of Politicization at UC
Sep 07, 2012 by John M. Ellis |
Although the University of California denied accusations of political activism earlier this year, CAS addresses the UC once more after recent events on campus.
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Calling on the Regents to Protect Academic Integrity
Aug 29, 2012 by Ashley Thorne |
John Ellis writes about the controversy at UCLA in which a professor included a link, "Boycotting Israel," on his class website.
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UCLA Starts University for Illegal Immigrants
Aug 07, 2012 by Ashley Thorne |
A new California-based online university features illegal immigrant faculty members teaching illegal immigrant students.
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Leftist Nostalgia for Academic Standards
Jun 19, 2012 by Peter Wood |
Peter Wood compares the second thoughts of a famous Marxist literary critic and the UCLA faculty’s rejection of a proposed diversity requirement.
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What’s Up with California Higher Ed?
Jun 14, 2012 by Ashley Thorne |
Three organizations have just published reports with concerns about the state of higher education in California and recommendations for how to fix it.
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A Crisis of Competence: Update, Comment, and Criticism
May 21, 2012 by Steve Balch |
NAS chairman Steve Balch answers responses to the new report by the California Association of Scholars on politicization in the University of California.
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UCLA: Still Obsessed with Diversity
May 02, 2012 by Peter Wood |
The College of Letters and Science at the University of California-Los Angeles will soon vote on whether to add a required general education course called "Community and Conflict" - which simply turns out to be a new euphemism… Continue Reading | Leave a Comment >
U California President Yudof Says Political Advocacy Is a Problem
Apr 19, 2012 by Ashley Thorne |
At a press conference UC president Mark Yudof declared his commitment to ideology-free education. Charles Geshekter of the Caliofornia Association of Scholars asked him to say so in a memo to the UC Board of Regents.
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Politics, Education, and More Politics: NAS’s New Report on the University of California
Apr 11, 2012 by Peter Wood |
Peter Wood discusses the National Association of Scholars’ new report that says higher education has been hurt by the failure of safeguards against using the classroom to advance partisan ideas and loyalties.
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University of California Report in the News
Apr 02, 2012 by Ashley Thorne |
Both national and local media pay attention to a new report by NAS's California affiliate on the politicization of the University of California.
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