Final Edit: Irving Louis Horowitz, 1929-2012
Apr 04, 2012 by Peter Wood |
Peter Wood remembers Irving Louis Horowitz, founding publisher of Academic Questions and intellectual warrior.
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Irving Louis Horowitz: A Force of Nature
Mar 23, 2012 by Steve Balch |
Irving Louis Horowitz, who for decades was publisher, advisor, and contributor to Academic Questions died on March 21st. NAS chairman Steve Balch remembers him.
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Why Academic Gobbledygook Makes Sense
Dec 09, 2011 by Robert Weissberg |
Academic prose is famously turgid and obscure, but political scientist Robert Weissberg can see where it comes in handy in a feverishly PC academic climate like the present one.
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We’re Overdoing It on Faculty Research
Nov 30, 2011 by George Leef |
So argues English professor Mark Bauerlein in a new study published by the Center for College Affordability and Productivity. In today’s Pope Center Clarion Call, I comment on the study.
Bauerlein finds…
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Scholasticism: Causes and Cures
Sep 20, 2011 by Lawrence M. Mead |
In the second part of “The Other Danger…Scholasticism in Academic Research” (Academic Questions, Winter 2010), Lawrence M. Mead defines “scholasticism” as the ever narrowing focus on subject… Continue Reading | Leave a Comment >
Study Finds Harvard U Press Heavily Biased to the Left
Feb 11, 2011 by Ashley Thorne |
A major survey of books Harvard University Press published from 2000-2010 raises important questions about the impartiality of this leading academic publisher.
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The New Huck Finn vs. Yale’s Big Book of Rap Lyrics
Jan 19, 2011 by Peter Wood |
Peter Wood contrasts the new sanitized version of Mark Twain’s masterpiece with the Yale University Press publication of a scholarly edition of rap lyrics.
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Academic Questions Authors in New York Times Peer Review Debate
Jan 11, 2011 by Ashley Thorne |
Stanley Trimble, Bill McKelvey, and Mohamed Gad-el-Hak draw on their findings in a recent AQ essay to contribute to a "Room for Debate" discussion on the publication of controversial research.
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The Box
Jan 04, 2011 by David Clemens |
Excited to receive the shipment from Dan Wyman Books, I ripped open the box only to feel revulsion. Inside were old books related to the Holocaust and those who would deny its existence.
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A Playground of Words and Ideas
Dec 29, 2010 by Peter Wood |
Peter Wood looks at Google’s new database of digitized books and shares some lessons on diversity.
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The Other Danger…Scholasticism in Academic Research
Nov 23, 2010 by Lawrence M. Mead |
Researchers have narrowed their focus to the point of irrelevance in the real world, writes Prof. Lawrence Mead. In this article, which appeared in the winter issue of Academic Questions (vol. 23, no. 4), he describes the path… Continue Reading | Leave a Comment >
UNC Stonewalls Information Request on Faculty Research
Nov 15, 2010 by George Leef |
In today's Pope Center piece, Jay Schalin writes about the way the UNC English Department has stonewalled his efforts at gathering information on the research publications of faculty members. It seems that they don't want… Continue Reading | 1 Comment >
Princeton Works to “Incorporate Sustainability into Our Daily Lives”
Nov 12, 2010 by Ashley Thorne |
An NAS member sent me this video for fundraising at Princeton, describing the work of the university's office of sustainability. There are a few things in this video to be concerned about. The effort to “induce a culture… Continue Reading | Leave a Comment >
“Good Ideas, Bad Ideas” AQ Issue in Print
Sep 30, 2010 by Ashley Thorne |
The fall issue of Academic Questions examines both good and bad ideas in higher education, including trimming the glut of academic publishing, merit-based scholarships, teaching ebonics, and disseminating "light and truth."
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The Glut of Academic Publishing: A Call for a New Culture
Aug 23, 2010 by Bill McKelvey , Mohamed Gad-el-Hak , Stanley W. Trimble , Wayne W. Grody |
This article appeared in the fall 2010 issue of Academic Questions (vol. 23, no. 3). A short version of this paper appeared under the title “We Must Stop the Avalanche of Low-Quality Research” in the June… Continue Reading | Leave a Comment >
