Under Eastern Eyes
May 14, 2012 by Steve Balch |
This review of Ibn Warraq's new book Why the West Is Best, which makes a case for the greatness of Western values, appears in the summer 2012 issue of Academic Questions (volume 25, number 2).
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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 leaders Peter Wood and Steve Balch.
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Who Teaches College Professors How to Teach?
Mar 08, 2012 by Jason Fertig |
I have a dirty little secret. No one has ever taught me how to teach - and that's the single biggest reason I still love teaching today.
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Higher Education’s Role in America’s “Coming Apart”
Jan 26, 2012 by Richard Vedder |
Don't discount higher education as a source of some of America's problems.
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The Coming Assault on Beadledom
Jan 19, 2012 by Glenn Ricketts |
The Ivory Tower is submerged in academic administrators.
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Nowhere But the West
Jan 12, 2012 by Steve Balch |
Steve Balch reviews The Uniqueness of Western Civilization by Ricardo Duchesne. This review appears in the winter 2011 issue of Academic Questions, volume 24, number 4.
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Richard DeMillo’s Blog
Jan 04, 2012 by George Leef |
Mr. Leef highlights a blog of the author of Abelard to Apple.
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The Best of the “Higher Ed is About to Change” Books?
Dec 28, 2011 by George Leef |
In today’s Pope Center Clarion Call, I review Richard DeMillo’s book Abelard to Apple. In the last few years, there have been quite a few books written on the theme of impending, revolutionary change in higher education… Continue Reading | Leave a Comment >
Sentenced
Nov 08, 2011 by Peter Wood |
Peter Wood weighs Stanley Fish’s new book on how to teach college rhetoric.
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Academe’s House Divided
Sep 23, 2011 by Daniel B. Klein |
Daniel B. Klein reviews The Still Divided Academy, the final work of NAS and AQ editorial advisory board member Stanley Rothman, which was completed after his death by April Kelly-Woessner and Matthew Woessner. This review… Continue Reading | Leave a Comment >
Jefferson-Hemings Revisited
Sep 08, 2011 by Peter Wood |
Peter Wood reviews a new scholarly re-examination of the Thomas Jefferson-Sally Hemings controversy.
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Attack of the Administrator Zombies!
Sep 07, 2011 by George Leef |
Professor Robert Weissberg reviews The Fall of the Faculty, adding agonizing details to the author’s tale of woe. Both find that our rampant administrative bloat not only wastes great amounts of money, but also has a deleterious… Continue Reading | 1 Comment >
Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: OF COURSE HE DID IT!
Sep 03, 2011 by Glenn Ricketts |
Peter Wood reviews a new scholarly compendium on the relationship beteen Thomas Jefferson and his slave, Sally Hemings. It's a controversial topic, of course, but I'm beginning to wonder if there's anything you can… Continue Reading | 1 Comment >
Do College Administrators Misappropriate “Diversity”?
Aug 26, 2011 by Peter Wood |
A Johns Hopkins professor lays the entire blame for the rise of political correctness on power-driven campus administrators. But haven't faculty members played their part?
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What Happens to the Old Universities?
Aug 17, 2011 by Peter Wood |
Peter Wood reviews the new book, The Innovative University: Changing the DNA of Higher Education from the Inside Out.
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