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February 17, 2010

An Elbow in the Ribs: Prof-Prodding Toward Sustainability

Ashley Thorne

Campus administrators and leaders of sustainability organizations come together to think of ways to get "reluctant professors" to teach sustainability. Their answer: "Change how they think."

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February 16, 2010

No Wonder School Teachers Are So Superb

George Leef

Professor Mike Adams writes here about a course taught in the education school at UNC-Wilmington, where the students -- future school teachers -- are taught Black English.

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February 16, 2010

Yale Sex Week Followup

Glenn Ricketts

Well, the festivities, seminars, workshops and other aspects of Yale's recent "Sex Week" are over, but don't fret: there's lots of follow-up information available that may tide you over......

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February 16, 2010

Calling the Kettle Black

Ashley Thorne

A Columbia professor calls global warming skepticism “scare tactics” and “propaganda.”

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February 16, 2010

Character Lessons: What We Can Learn From the Huntsville Killings

Peter Wood

The murders at the University of Alabama at Huntsville evince a dire need for universities to shape the character, not just the ability, of intellectually gifted individuals.

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