Same-Sex Marriage, Sustainability, Gender Issues and More: Student Press Corps Potpourri
May 18, 2012 by Glenn Ricketts |
Student reporters cover the issues from same-sex marriage to the environment.
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The Complexities of Hate Crimes
Mar 19, 2012 by Glenn Ricketts |
Jackson Toby reflects on the practical difficulties when juries in criminal trials seek to determine what "bias" might consist of in criminal prosecutions, while CEI attorney Hans Bader sees big problems with breadth and vagueness.
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Choosing a Non-Ideological President to Lead Shimer College
Mar 12, 2012 by Michael Strong |
Shimer College has announced the appointment of a new president, Susan Henking, a feminist religious scholar.
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Keeton Defense Contradicts NAS Principles
Jan 09, 2012 by KC Johnson |
NAS member KC Johnson dissents from NAS's stance on the decision in Keeton v. Anderson-Wiley.
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The Diversity Mania Invades Medical School Admissions
Oct 26, 2011 by George Leef |
Yale's med school is jumping aboard the bandwagon for increasing diversity in its student body, aiming to include more LGBT students. I can't see how aiming at quotas (or "goals" or some other euphemism) for this or any… Continue Reading | 2 Comments >
Should Schools Become “Proactive” in Recruiting LGBT Students?
Oct 13, 2011 by George Leef |
Will LGBT status or socio-economic status become the next mania among college admissions people intent on making their campuses "balanced" and "mirroring diversity"?
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Media Over-Reports Cancer Studies
May 11, 2011 by Alex B. Berezow |
The media notoriously over-report epidemiology studies. One day, coffee is bad for you; the next day, it's the fountain of youth.
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Peter Wood: Kushner a “PC Trifecta”
May 09, 2011 by Ashley Thorne |
In the Chronicle's blog Innovations, NAS president Peter Wood weighs in on the controversy over the CUNY board's decision not to award Tony Kushner an honorary degree. Kushner has received 15 other such degrees.
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Debating Same-Sex Marriage
Mar 23, 2011 by Peter Wood |
Peter Wood considers the academy's influence on public opinion regarding same-sex marriage and encourages more debate among scholars.
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Is Chick-fil-A Anti-Gay?
Feb 07, 2011 by Peter Wood |
Two colleges sought to boycott Chick-fil-A after the restaurant chain donated food to a marriage seminar in Pennsylvania.
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Another Federal Judge Upholds Thought Reform
Aug 23, 2010 by Glenn Ricketts |
This summer has been a pretty rough ride for students and faculty whose religious convictions run counter to campus PC trends concerning homosexuality. We've recently seen the summary dismissal (and subsequent reinstatement)… Continue Reading | Leave a Comment >
Inconsistent—Nay, Contradictory—Kagan
Aug 10, 2010 by Candace de Russy |
On the one hand, she militantly opposes the U.S.'s ban on homosexuality. On the other, with like fervor she embraces Islamic Shariah law that mandates death for homosexuality.
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Federal Judge Upholds Thought Reform at EMU
Jul 28, 2010 by Glenn Ricketts |
Yesterday, good news, since we were elated to acknowledge FIRE's victory for academic freedom at a California community college. Today, back to the more familiar bad news, since a federal judge has upheld the right of Eastern… Continue Reading | 4 Comments >
Human Heredity Hoopla at SJCCD
Jul 28, 2010 by Candace de Russy |
California taxpayers are now on the hook for $100,000, which the San José/Evergreen Community College District (SJCCD) has agreed to pay an adjunct professor in lost earnings in exchange for dismissal… Continue Reading | Leave a Comment >
FIRE Scores Again for Academic Freedom
Jul 27, 2010 by Glenn Ricketts |
Our friends at the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education continue their stellar work defending the academic freedom and First Amendment rights of college faculty members - especially untenured adjuncts - who collide with… Continue Reading | 4 Comments >
