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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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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Capitalism and Western Civilization: Community Colleges
May 03, 2012 by William H. Young |
William Young examines the role of Community Colleges in American higher education.
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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"… Continue Reading >
Diversity: Obama’s Higher Education Agenda, Part 5 of 8
Apr 26, 2012 by Peter Wood |
In the fifth of an eight-part series, Peter Wood examines the president’s pursuit of diversity in higher education.
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Capitalism and Western Civilization: Opportunity
Apr 26, 2012 by William H. Young |
William Young discusses current problems and prospects of opportunities in the workforce.
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Georgia State U Prof Promises Extra Credit for Political Lobbying
Apr 17, 2012 by Ashley Thorne |
Two videos give a window into the academic-credit-for-activism culture in contemporary higher education.
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Peter Wood: Has Science Become Politicized?
Apr 17, 2012 by Ashley Thorne |
NAS president Peter Wood discusses academic standards for science and the consequences that result when science becomes tainted by political bias.
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Capitalism and Western Civilization: Inequality
Apr 12, 2012 by William H. Young |
William Young analyzes the current controversy over wealth inequalities.
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Colloquium on Emerging Order in Higher Education
Apr 11, 2012 by George Leef |
The Pope Center covers a recent colloquium on higher education.
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Obama’s Higher-Ed Agenda: A Series by Peter Wood
Apr 10, 2012 by Ashley Thorne |
A roundup of the articles in Peter Wood's series "Obama's Higher-Education Agenda"
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Capitalism and Western Civilization: Education
Apr 05, 2012 by William H. Young |
William Young examines the state of contemporary education and finds it wanting
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Stopping the Rot
Apr 04, 2012 by Victor Stepien |
Australia's leading intellectual journal published this review of the anthology The Politically Correct University, which includes chapters by NAS… Continue Reading >
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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Politics Undermining Learning, Scholars Warn University of California
Mar 30, 2012 |
PRESS RELEASE: The California Association of Scholars has published a report showing how radical faculty members and administrators and politicized courses have compromised the… Continue Reading >
