NAS President to Debate at AAUP Conference
Jun 13, 2013 by Tessa Carter |
Peter Wood will debate issues concerning higher ed at AAUP's Annual Conference in Washington, D.C., this Friday.
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Peter Wood on Larry Parks Show
May 17, 2013 by Peter Wood |
In an interview with Larry Parks, NAS president Peter Wood discussed Bowdoin College and the National Association of Scholars' work in higher education reform.
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Videos from A Mighty Maze, Session 3
Apr 29, 2013 by Crystal Plum |
Videos of the Session 3 panel speakers at the NAS 2013 conference: The Higher Education Bubble.
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Social Justice and the Curriculum: American Higher Education Dives In
Apr 12, 2013 by Peter Wood |
Peter Wood speaks at the Philadelphia Society Conference, “With Liberty and Justice for All: A Critical Reexamination of Social Justice.”
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Scholar in Conservative Thought Appointed at UC Boulder - Wise or Wrong?
Mar 20, 2013 by Ashley Thorne |
Does filling a named position in conservative thought and policy prove that the University of Colorado at Boulder is intellectually open-minded?
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A Mighty Maze: NAS Conference 2013
Mar 15, 2013 by Ashley Thorne |
The NAS twenty-fifth anniversary event was a smashing success.
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Social Justice and the Economy
Feb 28, 2013 by William H. Young |
William Young explores the probable economic impact of redistributionist social justice policies.
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One Hundred Great Ideas for Higher Education
Feb 07, 2013 by |
Richard Arum, Jill Biden, Andrew Delbanco, Joseph Epstein, Victor Davis Hanson, Wilfred McClay, Charles Murray, Ibn Warraq, Tom Wolfe, and many others share their ideas for reforming higher education.
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Class Warfare on the Left
Jan 17, 2013 by William H. Young |
William Young examines the embrace of class warfare by many academics and public policy advocates.
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Racial Color-Blindness Won’t Defend Itself
Nov 20, 2012 by Peter Wood |
Peter Wood reflects on the recent decision by the Sixth Circuit Court to strike down Michigan's ban on racial preferences in admission to public universities. He considers that we can't take for granted that the Supreme… Continue Reading >
Don’t Worry Too Much About the Higher Ed Bubble
Nov 19, 2012 by Peter Wood |
Wood takes seriously the threats to higher education, but offers reason for some hope.
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Exam Schools: Choice, Quality, and the Right Fit
Sep 17, 2012 by Peter Cohee |
Chester Finn and Jessica Hockett's new book on exam schools surveys selective high schools and their effectiveness.
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Galloping to Insolvency
Aug 17, 2012 by Peter Wood |
Peter Wood reviews a recent report that found that a third of American colleges and universities have unhealthy financial outlooks.
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Aiming at the Suburbs and Hitting Higher Ed
Aug 14, 2012 by Peter Wood |
A new book describes Obama's anti-suburbs regulations. Peter Wood considers how these regulations may accelerate the bursting of the higher education bubble.
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Green Acres
Aug 07, 2012 by Peter Wood |
Colleges and universities tend to spend lavishly on diversity and sustainability initiatives, but is this really the best use of their (and taxpayers') money?
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