Academic Dishonesty

The Vocabulary of Virtue

Feb 21, 2012 by David Clemens |

You can’t end racism by practicing racism, even when you pretend it is virtuous.

Higher Education’s Increasing Disdain for Virtue

Feb 17, 2012 by Richard Vedder |

The rankings scandal at Claremont McKenna College is just the latest example of colleges deceiving the public, writes Richard Vedder.

What’s Going on Behind the Curtain? Climategate 2.0 and Scientific Integrity

Dec 14, 2011 by H. Sterling Burnett |

New leaked emails by climate researchers don't disprove anthropogenic global warming - but they do seem to call into question these scientists' reliability.

Medical Ethics, Medical Schools, and the Wisconsin Protests

Feb 22, 2011 by George Leef |

Dr. Paul Hsieh writes here about medical ethics, medical schools, and dishonesty. 

What Can We Do About Adrift Students?

Feb 15, 2011 by George Leef |

Jason Fertig has written a thought-provoking piece for NAS on the problem identified by Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa in Academically Adrift. He quotes from their conclusion.

Egypt: Oversold Higher Education Boomerangs

Feb 07, 2011 by George Leef |

In today’s Pope Center Clarion Call, Dr. Troy Camplin observes that the center of gravity for the rebellion in Egypt seems to be un- and under-employed college graduates. The Egyptian government concluded that having a large… Continue Reading | Leave a Comment >

“Interdisciplinary Studies”—It Shouldn’t Be a Joke, But Is

Jan 31, 2011 by George Leef |

In today’s Pope Center piece, Troy Camplin discusses that strange campus phenomenon known as “Interdisciplinary Studies.” He argues that this could and indeed should be a serious field of study, pointing to a… Continue Reading | Leave a Comment >

Law School—Not Just Oversold, But Deceptively Oversold

Jan 26, 2011 by George Leef |

In today’s Pope Center Clarion Call, I comment on the recent, wonderfully iconoclastic New York Times piece on law schools. Students are lured into law school in much the same way they’re lured into college… Continue Reading | 1 Comment >

Be Patriotic! Cheat! Spend!

Nov 29, 2010 by Jonathan Bean |

In a recent post, Ashley Thorne discusses "Lessons of a Professional Paper-Writer". Thorne cites a fascinating Chronicle of Higher Education column entitled "The Shadow Scholar: The man who writes your students' papers… Continue Reading | Leave a Comment >

Lessons from a Professional Paper-Writer

Nov 23, 2010 by Ashley Thorne |

Last week the Chronicle of Higher Education published one of the most disturbing articles on higher ed I have ever read. The author, writing under the pseudonym Ed Dante, is a man paid by students to write their papers… Continue Reading | 1 Comment >

NAS in the New York Times on Attribution and the Star-Tribune on Common Reading

Oct 04, 2010 by Ashley Thorne |

New York Times Public Editor Arthur Brisbane consulted the NAS for his article, "Scholarly Work, Without All the Footnotes," published yesterday:

Peter W. Wood, an anthropologist who is president of the National… Continue Reading | Leave a Comment >

Dust Bowl Dust-Off

Jun 21, 2010 by Ashley Thorne |

Do errors and bias distort the findings in a key environmental history book? An expert investigates.

It’s Not a Magical Incantation

Dec 09, 2009 by Ashley Thorne |

Gary A. Olson of Idaho State University has a good article on "The Limits of Academic Freedom" at the Chronicle of Higher Ed. An excerpt:

One chair described a senior professor who missed a substantial number of… Continue Reading | Leave a Comment >

Scientists Turned Political Propagandists

Nov 24, 2009 by Candace de Russy |

I've noted that financial gain surely figured in the motivation of the scientists who appear to have conspired to suppress climate data. But of course there is also this possible motive, suggested in an historically… Continue Reading | Leave a Comment >

Climate Conspiracy: U.K., U.S. “ClimateGates”

Nov 23, 2009 by Jonathan Bean |

My friends at NAS.org have posted on the “Climate Conspiracy” that broke when hackers revealed global warming scientists had apparently manipulated data, organized attacks on skeptics, and much more. Surprise, surprise.… Continue Reading | Leave a Comment >