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Read thoughts and initiatives from the National Association of Scholars.

July 30, 2009

The Sheepskin Effect

Tom Wood

Does a college degree mean anything to employers? What intrinsic value does higher education have?

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July 29, 2009

Unfit

Peter Wood

Why "sustainability" is not the foundation of all learning and practice in higher education.

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July 28, 2009

Outranked

Peter Wood

Why do American universities dominate the worldwide rankings for top research institutions? And why are European academics so worried about it?

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July 27, 2009

The Sustainability Movement in the American University

Peter Wood

NAS President Peter Wood presents a scholarly paper synthesizing NAS's work on sustainability.

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