September 1, 2015

'Challenging' Students Is Not Achieved with Sexual Pictures

Ashley Thorne

Ashley Thorne argues that college common readings need to challenge students intellectually - and that graphic novels don't do that.

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September 1, 2015

A Revoked Doctorate for Little Rock School District Former Leader

Ashley Thorne

Indiana Wesleyan University revokes a degree after NAS spotlighted a plagiarized dissertation.

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September 1, 2015

Avoiding Scholarship's Dead Ends

Bradford Tuckfield

Statistical analysis and adherence to tradition can help determine which academic programs have lasting value. 

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August 31, 2015

Columbia Gets Citizenship Wrong

Ashley Thorne

Columbia University is requiring students to take sexual assault education prevention training but cares little about students' long-term sexual well-being or freedom of conscience.

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August 31, 2015

The Pressure of Group Thought

Peter Wood

NAS president Peter Wood questions the legitimacy of always seeking academic consensus.

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August 28, 2015

Academic Social Science and Social Justice

William H. Young

William Young examines the ascendancy of social justice among academic social scientists.

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August 27, 2015

Open Letter to Indiana Wesleyan University

Peter Wood

NAS president Peter Wood calls on Dr. David Wright, president of Indiana Wesleyan University, to investigate allegations of a plagiarized doctoral dissertation issued by the university. 

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August 26, 2015

NAS on the Radio

National Association of Scholars

NAS president Peter Wood appeared on two radio programs this week to discuss campus trends in political correctness.

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August 25, 2015

Political Bias in Philosophy and Why it Matters

Spencer Case

Superfluous political examples in philosophy texts show political bias that harms the discipline, scholars, and students. 

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August 24, 2015

Peter Wood and Rachelle Peterson Interviewed on Leaders with Ginni Thomas

National Association of Scholars

Virginia Thomas takes viewers inside the NAS report, Sustainability: Higher Education's New Fundamentalism. 

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