Climate Change: MIT Point Counter-Point
July 30, 2010 By Glenn Ricketts
MIT climatologists (and friends) Richard Lindzen and Kerry Emanuel emphatically disagree on global warming.

Renewable Debate: Progress vs. Sustainability
July 28, 2010 By Daniel Bonevac
Philosophy professor Daniel Bonevac responds to a historian's critiques of his AQ article "Is Sustainability Sustainable?"

Collegiate Press Roundup 7-28-10
July 28, 2010 By Glenn Ricketts
In this week's edition, student writers range from advising presidents and prime ministers, to pointing the finger in the Gulf oil spill.

Aikido-Style Grading
July 28, 2010 By Jason Fertig
Some students just want to pass; others want to learn. One professor's study of martial arts inspired a method for dealing with this motivational disparity.
6 comments - Last on 07/28/2010

Reaching for the STARS
July 27, 2010 By Ashley Thorne
Sustainability assessment on campus says a lot about the larger movement's need to count points.

Hamilton College to Prof. Paquette: Shut Up
July 27, 2010 By Peter Wood
An academic official seeks to censor a Hamilton professor's NAS article "Dictatorships and Double Standards."
1 comment - Last on 07/27/2010

“Campus Culture” AQ Issue in Print
July 26, 2010 By Ashley Thorne
The summer issue of Academic Questions takes the pulse of campus culture and considers how the attitudes formed in college affect broader American culture.

Video: Eugene Genovese Honors NAS
July 23, 2010 By NAS
NAS has "defended beleaguered professors and students who otherwise would not have had a chance," says Genovese.

Map: Proportion of American Adults with College Degrees
July 23, 2010 By Ashley Thorne
Achieving President Obama's goal of becoming the world's most-educated nation will require approximately doubling the size of higher education. Is that a good thing?

The Scandal Goes On
July 23, 2010 By Ashley Thorne
Students continue to be punished for their beliefs in schools of social work and counseling.
1 comment - Last on 07/25/2010

A Ticking Time Bomb in Higher Education: Call Jack Bauer or Go Back to Sleep?
July 23, 2010 By Jason Fertig
Is the higher ed status quo sustainable? What factors could trigger a bubble burst?

For Goodness Sake: Sustainability Ponders Ethics
July 21, 2010 By Ashley Thorne
“Being sustainable has become more-or-less synonymous with being good,” two professors write. But even sustainability can be either virtuous or vulgar, depending on your motive.
1 comment - Last on 07/23/2010

Collegiate Press Roundup 7-21-10
July 21, 2010 By Glenn Ricketts
Student journalists tackle state politics, classics and contempory social malaise and why Kansas isn't cool.

College Tuition vs. Home Prices vs. CPI...No Comment
July 20, 2010 By Ashley Thorne
Chart: is college education the next bubble set to burst?
3 comments - Last on 07/27/2010

Ideological Discrimination in Academe: The Burden of Proof
July 19, 2010 By Steve Balch
NAS chairman Steve Balch argues that when it come to academic discrimination against conservatives, the burden of proof should be on those who contend it doesn't exist.

“Climategate”: A Different Perspective
July 19, 2010 By Kerry Emanuel
An MIT professor of meteorology urges "Climategate" commentators to make a distinction between climate science and politicization.
9 comments - Last on 07/23/2010

The Illinois Railroad: Making Quick Work of a Catholic Prof
July 16, 2010 By Peter Wood
U Illinois should restore Professor Howell to his classroom both for his own sake and for the quality of academic inquiry and classroom teaching throughout the university.
12 comments - Last on 07/19/2010

Final Destination for Harvard Finals...No Comment
July 16, 2010 By Ashley Thorne
Chester Finn (Harvard '65) and Mickey Muldoon (Harvard '07) lament the end of final exams in Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences.

American U of Iraq Becomes the Nation's First Accredited University
July 16, 2010 By Jeff Martineau
The American University of Iraq - Sulaimani has been granted accreditation and recognition of its "dedication to forming students in liberal education."

More Millennials Need to Work at McDonalds
July 15, 2010 By Jason Fertig
Advice to recent college graduates: get a job, anywhere.
2 comments - Last on 07/19/2010

Collegiate Press Roundup, 7-15-10
July 15, 2010 By Glenn Ricketts
In this week's Roundup, student writers take the measure of oil dependence, November Congressional elections, sleeping in class and NASA's role in international diplomacy.

Peter Wood Speaks on Campus Sustainability and Political Correctness
July 15, 2010 By Ashley Thorne
Radio: NAS's president discussed the origins of the sustainability movement; its environmental, social, and economic aspects; and its influence on higher education today.

Sustainability at Universities a "Feel-Good" Term...No Comment
July 14, 2010 By Ashley Thorne
Sustainability can be "a plastic phrase that all adhere to with varying invested meanings."

Diversity Discriminates
July 13, 2010 By Ashley Thorne
How elite colleges and universities unfairly rig admissions standards and call it "diversity."
1 comment - Last on 07/14/2010

Potemkin Admissions: Law Professors Propose to Hide LSAT Data
July 13, 2010 By George W. Dent
A movement is afoot to persuade law schools to withhold LSAT scores from U.S. News and World Report. The idea is to make it harder for the public to see how much the pursuit of racial preferences drags down the quality of admissions.

NAS President on Radio Tonight on Sustainability
July 13, 2010 By Ashley Thorne
Peter Wood will appear on Milt Rosenberg’s Chicago-based radio program Extension 720 tonight to talk about the campus sustainability movement.

“They So Despise Her Politics” - Do Conservative Faculty Candidates Get a Fair Shake?
July 12, 2010 By Peter Wood and Ashley Thorne
An unsuccessful faculty candidate for a position at the University of Iowa College of Law believes she was denied the appointment because of her politics.
2 comments - Last on 07/15/2010

Conferring Privilege: DOJ, Law Schools, and the New Politics of Race
July 09, 2010 By Peter Wood
On the 45th anniversary of affirmative action, a law school association is working against colorblindness.
3 comments - Last on 07/12/2010

Real Sustainability: Saving Our Sense of Culture
July 09, 2010 By Jason Fertig
Are we failing to hand down our cultural legacy to the next generation?

Encyclopedia of Sustainability, 4th Edition
July 08, 2010 By Ashley Thorne
A 4th edition of the NAS 'sustainapedia' of the key names, terms, books, colleges, and organizations in the campus sustainability movement.

Dana College Discontinued
July 07, 2010 By Ashley Thorne
Having lost its accreditation, Dana College, a small Lutheran college in Nebraska founded in 1884 by Danish pioneers, announced this week that it will close.
1 comment - Last on 07/09/2010

Collegiate Press Roundup 7-7-10
July 07, 2010 By Glenn Ricketts
Student editors take a look this week at the complexities of friendship, the ominous implications of a recent Supreme Court decision, and the Obama administration’s desire to get more people a college education.

U.S. Founding Fathers on Education, in Their Own Words
July 02, 2010 By Ashley Thorne
In honor of Independence Day, here are some words of wisdom on education from our founding fathers.

Another Fox News Segment on NAS Freshman Summer Reading Study
July 01, 2010
Steve Doocy and Tucker Carlson discuss NAS's "Beach Books" study on Fox and Friends (VIDEO).

Dangers of Credentialing the College Degree: A Real-Life Example
July 01, 2010 By Jason Fertig
An email exchange between a student and a professor illustrates the popular idea that students are entitled to get a passing grade - even if they don't earn one.
3 comments - Last on 07/05/2010