Same-Sex Marriage, Sustainability, Gender Issues and More: Student Press Corps Potpourri
May 18, 2012 by Glenn Ricketts
Student reporters cover the issues from same-sex marriage to the environment.
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The Graying of the Green
May 17, 2012 by David Solway
David Solway surveys major challenges to the Global Warming thesis.
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Capitalism and Western Civilization: Equal Pay
May 17, 2012 by William H. Young
William Young analyzes the current push for "pay equity" in the work force.
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Ze Only Confuses Hir Students: Teaching Gender Neutral Pronouns
May 16, 2012 by Ashley Thorne
If gender is pliable, why not grammar?
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Riley’s Arrow
May 15, 2012 by Peter Wood
Naomi Riley's opinion about the value of Black Studies aroused fury because it fell within the category of unspeakable observations in higher education, writes Peter Wood.
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Under Eastern Eyes
May 14, 2012 by Steve Balch
This review of Ibn Warraq's new book Why the West Is Best, which makes a case for the greatness of Western values, appears in the summer 2012 issue of Academic… Continue Reading | Leave a Comment >
Introduction to ‘Unbought Grace—Reading Elizabeth Fox-Genovese’
May 11, 2012 by Robert L. Paquette
Scholar Elizabeth Fox-Genovese "believed in truth, that it was accessible by the human mind, and she relentlessly directed her scholarly prowess to distinguish it from cliché… Continue Reading | Leave a Comment >
Capitalism and Western Civilization: Democracy
May 10, 2012 by William H. Young
William Young discusses contemporary notions of democracy and social progress.
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FIRE Sends Followup Harassment Inquiry to OCR, NAS Co-signs
May 09, 2012 by Glenn Ricketts
We sign on with FIRE' s letter asking OCR to break its silence on new harassment guidelines.
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Higher Education and the Perfect Data Storm
May 09, 2012 by David Clemens
To understand what's really going on at our colleges and universities, we need to look beyond data, writes David Clemens.
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How to Be Sarcastic
May 09, 2012 by Peter Wood
Sarcasm, for all the license it takes, is a form of restraint. Its a way of avoiding the obvious while nonetheless giving it voice.
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Two Kinds of Critical Thinking
May 08, 2012 by AILACT
A reply by the board of a scholarly organization to Peter Wood’s Comments on “Critical Thinking.”
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Ask a Scholar: Declining the Second Term
May 07, 2012 by Jason Jividen
Has there ever been a president who did not run for a second term by choice?
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“Teaching as a Subversive Activity”: The Theory of Political Indoctrination
May 04, 2012 by Zombie
Teachers have a "moral imperative" to shape students' beliefs and make them "agents for change," declared a lanugage professor at a recent Berkeley lecture.
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College Is a Drain
May 03, 2012 by Ashley Thorne
This week brought a shower of pronouncements about how college is squandering American resources.
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