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Townhall Readers Respond to NAS Survey
June 30, 2008 By John Irving
Initial results are in for the Argus survey!

If I Ran the Zoo IX
June 30, 2008 By John Leo
If John Leo ran the zoo, he'd cancel all courses whose names end in “studies.” This surely could irritate the fuddies and duddies.
2 comments - Last on 07/05/2008

The Negative Influence of Education Schools on the K-12 Curriculum
June 30, 2008 By Sandra Stotsky
Sandra Stotsky drafted the following article for and presented it at a conference on “Reforming the PC University” at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington in November 2007. We are grateful to AEI for permission to publish this important essay, which appears here for the first time in print.
1 comment - Last on 07/05/2008

If I Ran the Zoo VIII
June 27, 2008 By Michael Kellman
Conservative crews have left the zoos: here's one more opinion on which to muse. What would you do if you ran the zoo?
2 comments - Last on 07/01/2008

Doll Sales and Moral Tales
June 26, 2008 By Adrianna Groth
The American Girl dolls play their small part in the struggle for social justice--but only after having healthy, historical fun.
1 comment - Last on 07/07/2008

No Fire Escape for the Copyist
June 25, 2008 By Ashley Thorne
This week, Columbia announced its decision to fire Madonna Constantine, a Teachers College professor who in October said she found a noose on her office doorknob.

If I Ran the Zoo VII
June 25, 2008 By Mark Bauerlein
Mark Bauerlein's simple rule for running the zoo: have other professors teach freshman comp too!

Rational Animals?
June 24, 2008 By Ashley Thorne
Arctic bears aren’t the only heat-wave-endangered group. Scientists are getting scorched too—at least those scientists whose research involves experiments on animals.

If I Ran the Zoo VI
June 23, 2008 By Sylvia Wasson
Squawks, roars, and Tarzan yells encouraged at this zoo.
2 comments - Last on 09/11/2008

A Penny For Your Thoughts (APFYT)
June 20, 2008 By Adrianna Groth
Observations on the "comment" in the age of the blog.

Hand It Over: Colleges Take Outside Scholarships for Granted
June 20, 2008 By Dean Chin
Will outside scholarships, state and federal grants, or corporate employee tuition benefits help reduce my child’s student loans? That depends on how greedy the college or university is.

If I Ran the Zoo V
June 20, 2008 By Anne Neal
To free inquiry true would Anne Neal run the zoo, even if it's quite a hullabaloo.

Jailhouse Ed
June 20, 2008 By Adrianna Groth and Peter Wood
If prisoners can earn college degrees while incarcerated, can the Liberal Arts liberate?
5 comments - Last on 06/20/2008

If I Ran the Zoo IV
June 19, 2008 By Todd Zywicki
Todd Zywicki, a Dartmouth graduate (like "Dr." Theodore Suess Geisel, class of 1925), gives his feed on running the higher education zoo.
1 comment - Last on 06/29/2008

If I Ran the Zoo III
June 18, 2008 By George Leef
Oh the things you can do if you run the zoo! We asked George Leef what he would improve. What did he do? He gave us a clue.
2 comments - Last on 06/20/2008

If I Ran the Zoo II
June 17, 2008 By Mike Adams - Townhall.com
If Mike Adams ran the zoo, here's what he would do.

Business-as-Usual Bureaucrats Picnic with “I-Despise-America” Ideologues
June 17, 2008 By Glenn Ricketts and Peter Wood
How state social work boards responded to "The Scandal of Social Work Education." So far.
5 comments - Last on 06/24/2008

If I Ran the Zoo
June 11, 2008
What would you do if you ran the university zoo? NAS presents a series of opinions on the ideal portrait of the higher education menagerie.

Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me
June 11, 2008 By Peter Wood
Our secret mission has been exposed.

Nervous Laughter
June 11, 2008 By Adrianna Groth and Peter Wood
A website explores the grown-up consequences of multiculturalist education.

A Real Page-Turner: The Kindle
June 10, 2008 By Ashley Thorne
Amazon's electronic books-on-tablet device stirs literary embers at NAS.

Tap Dancers: Bottled Water and College Students
June 06, 2008 By Ashley Thorne
Sustainability's latest wave on college campuses: ban the bottle, drink tap.
2 comments - Last on 06/16/2008

Coercing the Conscience: New Examples of the Reign of Intolerance in Schools of Social Work
June 06, 2008 By Glenn Ricketts
We're seeing more of the scandal of social work iceberg. Two students' case have come to light, showing once again how social work programs disregard students' personal convictions.
1 comment - Last on 06/16/2008

Save It or Scrap It?
June 05, 2008 By Adrianna Groth and Peter Wood
Come the next presidency, what's to be done with No Child Left Behind?
1 comment - Last on 06/24/2008

Wartime Thrift
June 04, 2008 By Ashley Thorne
Book review: a British architect weighs in on the sustainability movement's anti-progress gospel.

Virtuoso Violinists Beware Texas
June 03, 2008 By Adrianna Groth and Peter Wood
Texas, in the quest for diversity, tries to balance affirmative action and the top ten percent rule in college admissions.