FIRE Sends Followup Harassment Inquiry to OCR, NAS Co-signs
May 09, 2012 by Glenn Ricketts |
We sign on with FIRE' s letter asking OCR to break its silence on new harassment guidelines.
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U Cal President Yudof Responds to CAS Report, CAS Leaders Reply
Apr 19, 2012 by Glenn Ricketts |
The recent NAS report, "A Crisis of Competence, " evoked comment from the head of the University of California system, to which the CAS authors of the report replied
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University of California Report in the News
Apr 02, 2012 by Ashley Thorne |
Both national and local media pay attention to a new report by NAS's California affiliate on the politicization of the University of California.
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Peter Wood on Radio on Ward Case
Jan 30, 2012 by Ashley Thorne |
Peter Wood will discuss a counseling student who was expelled from Eastern Michigan University because the administration was intolerant of her Christian beliefs.
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Academic Questions Cited in New York Post
Jan 20, 2012 by Ashley Thorne |
The idea of a bubble in higher education as considered in NAS's journal is getting wider notice.
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Steve Balch on WTGD Radio: The Importance of Teaching Western Civilization
Dec 08, 2011 by Kate Hamilton |
NAS Chairman Steve Balch appeared on a local Wisconsin public radio program to discuss the reasons why classes on Western Civilization should be a required component of the undergraduate curriculum.
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Out and About: Steve Balch in Italy and at Carthage College
Nov 22, 2011 by Steve Balch |
This month NAS chairman Steve Balch discussed the future of the humanities at a symposium in Italy and spoke about the study of Western civilization at Carthage College.
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Peter Wood on Southern California Public Radio: “Is Our Quest for Diversity…
Oct 19, 2011 by Kate Hamilton, Peter Wood |
NAS president Peter Wood appeared on a local California radio program to discuss racial preferences.
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Peter Wood Quoted in New York Times on Fisher Case
Oct 17, 2011 by Ashley Thorne, Peter Wood |
A case headed to the Supreme Court may change the way U.S. colleges consider diversity as a rationale for racial preferences in admissions. What really matters, says NAS president Peter Wood, is intellectual diversity.
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Milestones for the NAS
Sep 21, 2011 by Peter Wood |
NAS's two signal events in 2011 pointed college students back to the core principles of the liberal arts and sciences.
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AQ Editor Carol Iannone Quoted on White Privilege
Aug 08, 2011 by Ashley Thorne |
The Omaha World-Herald quotes Academic Questions editor-at-large Carol Iannone on whether emphasizing "white privilege" has educational benefits.
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Madness and Civilization
Aug 05, 2011 by Peter Wood |
NAS President Peter Wood responds to the Manifesto of Norwegian terrorist Anders Breivik.
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Video: Peter Wood Gives Congressional Testimony on Social Science Research
Jun 02, 2011 by Ashley Thorne |
Peter Wood argues before Congress that the National Science Foundation (NSF) should continue to fund research in the social, behavioral, and economic sciences, but that it should make strategic cuts to unscientific programs.
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Radio: Peter Wood on WGN 720 on Sustainability
May 27, 2011 by |
Peter Wood discusses the harmful effect sustainability ideology has on higher education.
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Abigail Thernstrom on Room for Debate
May 25, 2011 by Ashley Thorne |
NAS member Abigail Thernstrom weighs in on the question, "Is anti-white bias a problem?"
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