Civics Lessons
Feb 02, 2012 by Peter Wood |
Peter Wood critiques the new AAC&U report on college-level civics education.
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Nouveau Relativism in Academe
Sep 27, 2010 by Peter Wood |
Further thoughts on the AAC&U’s praise of ‘perspective-taking.’
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A Call for Open-Mindedness or a Culture War Maneuver?
Sep 17, 2010 by Peter Wood |
The AAC&U's new report, "Engaging Diverse Viewpoints," styles itself as an appeal for intellectual diversity but is full of politically correct buzzwords.
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LEAPs and Bounds
Nov 03, 2009 by Ashley Thorne |
An initiative spawned of the outcomes assessment movement, Liberal Education & America's Promise (LEAP), sounds boring enough. But what is really going on when the lords of of education go a-LEAP-ing? NAS investigates.
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Seat Time at the AAC&U
May 01, 2009 by Peter Wood |
78% of colleges and universities use learning outcomes, survey says.
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Vote on Administrator’s Political Showcasing
Feb 02, 2009 by Ashley Thorne |
Should a campus dean use his university platform to advertise his politics? Vote now!
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