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October 6, 2009

A College President's False Face

Peter Wood

Macalester College president Brian Rosenberg models the new face of political correctness in his convocation speech “What Am I Doing Here?” Peter Wood takes a close look at the......

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October 6, 2009

Forced Distribution Grading

Mitchell Langbert

A colleague who teaches at Baruch College (the City University of New York's business school) forwarded an e-mail from the Baruch administration reminding faculty who teach certain core courses......

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October 6, 2009

"Collective Certainty" at Work

Peter Wood

Macalester College president Brian Rosenberg models the new face of political correctness.

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October 5, 2009

Spotlight - Thomas Edison State College

Ashley Thorne

A public institution enables students to cobble together a college degree by taking online classes earning credit for what they already know.

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October 2, 2009

New Book on the Soviet Bomb-Maker Who Became a Moral Anchor

Ashley Thorne

Jay Bergman, president of the NAS Connecticut affiliate and professor of history at Central Connecticut State University, has published a new book, Meeting the Demands of Reason: The Life and Though......

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