Why Texas Should Revive Western Civ Study
Apr 20, 2010 by Steve Balch |
NAS Chairman Steve Balch urged the Texas House Higher Education Committee to take the lead in reviving the study of Western civilization.
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Letter to Stanford Committee: Vote Against Sustainability in Gen Ed Requirement
Apr 09, 2010 by Peter Wood |
Today NAS president Peter Wood sent a letter to the Stanford University Committee on Undergraduate Standards and Policy, which is voting on a proposal to make sustainability education part of a requirement for graduation.
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Swamped: Florida’s Earth Charter U
Jan 06, 2010 by Ashley Thorne |
Florida Gulf Coast University centers its curriculum on sustainability and the UN document the Earth Charter.
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A National Curriculum
Nov 16, 2009 by David Clemens |
A common fear about the accountability movement is that edu-babble such as “alignment,” “assessment,” and “best practices” will erect an authoritarian, standardized, dumbed-down national curriculum… Continue Reading | 1 Comment >
Seven Imaginary Curricula
Sep 01, 2009 by Peter Wood |
Most colleges don't seize the opportunity to do something original. We suggest they try a new approach, such as the labyrinth curriculum.
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What’s Critical about Critical Globalization Studies?
Jun 24, 2009 by Peter Wood |
This year a UC Santa Barbara professor sent an email to his class, comparing Israeli actions to those of the Nazis. But where did this professor's academic field, "critical globalization studies" actually come from, and should… Continue Reading | Leave a Comment >
Marching Forward
Jun 18, 2009 by Ashley Thorne |
An update on the military and higher education.
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Civilization and the Spirit of Scholarship: On the Continuing Need for the National…
Feb 11, 2009 by Peter Wood |
The second in a multi-part series by Peter Wood surveying the past, present, and future of the NAS.
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Critical Thoughtlessness
Dec 08, 2008 by Peter Wood, Stephen Zelnick |
Stephen Zelnick refutes the cult of "critical thinking" now used as a substitute for a real curriculum.
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Extra-Curricular Updike
Dec 01, 2008 by Peter Wood |
Should college students read novels by contemporary author John Updike?
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Election 2008: The University’s Long Shadow
Nov 05, 2008 by Peter Wood |
The polity and academy are joined at the hip.
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Observations at Manchester
Sep 23, 2008 by Ashley Thorne |
What does NAS have to say about a private Christian college? NAS takes a tour through Manchester.
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Are Students Customers? No
Aug 29, 2008 by Peter Wood |
NAS Executive Director Peter Wood replies to Ed Cutting with an opposing view, that "the 'customer service' model of higher education is an illusory path to real academic reform."
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The Negative Influence of Education Schools on the K-12 Curriculum
Jun 30, 2008 by Sandra Stotsky |
Sandra Stotsky drafted the following article for and presented it at a conference on
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Georgia Halts Curricular Overhaul: University System Will Reconsider Protested Core…
May 14, 2008 by Ashley Thorne |
After 400+ faculty and staff members signed a petition against USG's proposed core curriculum models, the University System of Georgia just announced that it will stop its push to revise the curriculum at 35 state colleges.
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