How to Be Sarcastic
May 09, 2012 by Peter Wood |
Sarcasm, for all the license it takes, is a form of restraint. Its a way of avoiding the obvious while nonetheless giving it voice.
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How to Apologize
Apr 23, 2012 by Peter Wood |
Peter Wood offers advice on how to own up to our mistakes.
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How to Comment
Apr 18, 2012 by Peter Wood |
Peter Wood suggests ways to improve the quality of comments posted to online articles.
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How to Ask a Question
Apr 09, 2012 by Peter Wood |
Peter Wood offers advice to students and academics on how to ask questions at public events.
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FIRE Lists Rogues’ Gallery of Free Speech Offenders
Mar 28, 2012 by Glenn Ricketts |
FIRE presents its list of the 12 most repressive campuses for freedom of speech.
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U Florida Students Practice Civil Debate
Jan 20, 2012 by Ashley Thorne |
There's a set of electronic panels in Florida that is supposed to foster civility among students whose opinions differ.
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Palin-tology
Nov 30, 2010 by Peter Wood |
A new book by a senior professor, surprisingly, attempts to treat Sarah Palin fairly.
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Wesleyan’s Affirmative Action Reaction
Nov 17, 2010 by Ashley Thorne |
Faculty and students at Wesleyan University lashed out in anger against a campus group for its demonstration on the injustice of racial preferences.
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Good People Can Differ
Oct 05, 2010 by Jason Fertig |
Presenting both sides of controversies begins with recognizing that an opponent is not a “bad person."
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On Civility and Politics in the Classroom
May 14, 2010 by Ashley Thorne |
One professor reflects on what it means to teach students to have civil in-class conversations on controversial subjects. What's been your experience with classroom civility?
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Steve Balch Responds to Ad Hominem Newspaper Attack
Apr 26, 2010 by Steve Balch |
NAS Chairman Steve Balch answers a sneer against NAS and its efforts to revive the study of Western civilization.
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Peter Wood on Anger Today
Feb 01, 2010 by Ashley Thorne |
NAS President Peter Wood speaks on anger and civility in the public square.
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Reason? Reason? We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Reason! Scholarship Today
May 18, 2009 by |
The university now produces graduates who believe reason is "only a mask of power."
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Miscarriage of Academic Freedom?
Apr 22, 2008 by Ashley Thorne |
A Yale student's senior project raises questions about higher education's approach to art.
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