What Are Kids Reading?
Apr 09, 2012 by Ashley Thorne |
NAS board member Sandra Stotsky writes about the low levels of reading in our schools today.
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MLA Panelists Analyze Beach Books
Jan 19, 2012 by Ashley Thorne |
At this year's MLA convention, academics considered the role common reading assignments have to play in the education of college students.
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NAS Beach Books Reports Reflected in MLA Panel Discussion
Jan 11, 2012 by Ashley Thorne, Glenn Ricketts |
Our ongoing report on common reading is recognized at the MLA convention.
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UNC Hosts Stage Adaptation of Common Book Assignment ‘Eating Animals’
Nov 30, 2011 by Ashley Thorne |
This fall the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill hosted several events related to its common reading assignment, Eating Animals, by Jonathan Safran Foer.
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Meatlessness and Sustainability, Part 1
Oct 14, 2011 by Ashley Thorne |
How is vegetarianism connected to sustainability? Ashley Thorne decides to find out.
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Missed Opportunities in College Common Reading: A Response to Brendan Boyle
Sep 27, 2011 by Ashley Thorne |
Ashley Thorne replies to a professor of classics at UNC-Chapel Hill who wishes for more fiction in college summer reading assignments.
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Beach Books: What Do Colleges and Universities Want Students to Read Outside Class?…
Sep 12, 2011 Ashley Thorne |
A report on the books colleges are assigning as "common reading."
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Treasure Abandoned: College Common Reading Programs Continue to Miss the Best Books
Jul 15, 2011 by Ashley Thorne |
An English professor's sense of the inadequacy of This I Believe as the choice for freshman summer reading echoes NAS's calls for more rigor in common book programs.
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Campus Favorite Greg Mortenson, Writing Lies?
Apr 26, 2011 by Ashley Thorne |
A recent journalistic investigation of a popular author, whose non-fiction books are often chosen as college "common reading," raised numerous questions as to his credibility.
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‘Diversity: The Invention of a Concept’ Makes ‘Dissenting Book’…
Nov 08, 2010 by Ashley Thorne |
The David Horowitz Freedom Center has listed NAS President Peter Wood's book Diversity: The Invention of a Concept in its inventory of "150+ Books You Should Be Reading In Class, But Probably Aren't." Diversity… Continue Reading | Leave a Comment >
Beyond Beach Books
Sep 30, 2010 by Peter Wood |
What's next for campus common reading programs?
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Huffington Post Article on NAS’s Recommended Books
Sep 29, 2010 by Ashley Thorne |
Our book list is featured in a HuffPo slideshow.
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Back from the Beach: Common Reading on the Rise at Top Colleges
Sep 28, 2010 by Ashley Thorne |
Last week NAS released a new list of books colleges assign as common reading. It includes over 100 additions and updates to the original ("Beach Books"), making it the most comprehensive and current resource on… Continue Reading | Leave a Comment >
Back from the Beach: 100 New Books
Sep 24, 2010 by Ashley Thorne |
NAS's updated database is the most reliable and current resource on American college common reading.
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New Series on Common Reading at NAS.org
Sep 21, 2010 by Ashley Thorne |
To make it easier for our readers to find our work on college common reading, we created a new article series on the NAS website, www.nas.org. You can find these articles by going to the green "Article Series" button on the left… Continue Reading | Leave a Comment >
