December 30, 2015

Fifth Avenue

Peter Wood

Peter Wood reflects on monuments to the American Dream and the politics of grievance on display on college campuses.

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December 29, 2015

On Woodrow Wilson: Princeton Students Hold Civil Debate

Russell K. Nieli

A recent campus event was an encouraging sign that respectful dialogue is still possible among Princeton students who disagree. 

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December 22, 2015

Peter Wood's Article in David Brooks' 2015 Sidney Awards

National Association of Scholars

New York Times columnist David Brooks recommended NAS president Peter Wood's Weekly Standard article "The Meaning of Sex" in his 2015 Sidney Awards.

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December 22, 2015

Where DINOs Rule

Rachelle Peterson

Activists vastly overstate fossil fuel divestment pledges. 

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December 22, 2015

Roses and Thorns: NAS's Top 10 List for 2015

Ashley Thorne

The National Association of Scholars remembers who stood out this year in higher education. 

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December 18, 2015

Sociology: Another Field that Needs Heterodoxy

George Leef

University of Central Florida Sociology Professor James Wright writes that sociology has also succumbed to groupthink and political correctness.

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December 18, 2015

UCLA Law Professor Rick Sander: The evidence that racial preferences do cause "mismatch"

George Leef

UCLA law professor Rick Sander writes about the importance of "mismatch" due to racial preferences.

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December 17, 2015

Teaching Particulars: A Review

David Randall

David Randall reviews Helaine Smith's argument for close reading in Teaching Particulars, and considers its implications for higher education.

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December 17, 2015

Disputing Deneen: A Misremembered Past

Matthew J. Franck

Matthew J. Franck  revises Patrick Deneen's history of American higher education, to note that a age of traditional learning in a secular mode never really existed.

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December 16, 2015

NAS New Year's Party

National Association of Scholars

You are invited to celebrate the New Year with the National Association of Scholars on Thursday, January 7th, 3-6pm.

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