February 5, 2014

The Conundrums of Grading College Students

George Leef

Professor Mike Shaughnessy reflects on the excuses and protests that students pose when professors attempt to assign grades.

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February 3, 2014

Conference on Bowdoin College and Global Citizenship in Brunswick, Maine

National Association of Scholars

PRESS RELEASE: The NAS will examine global citizenship and higher education at the conference “Global Illusions: Bowdoin’s Post-Citizens and the Future of American Higher Education&rdquo......

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January 31, 2014

Resuming the Bowdoin Conversation

Peter Wood

Peter Wood invites students, faculty members, and others who are interested to discuss Bowdoin College and global citizenship. 

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January 30, 2014

Let Them Speak! Why It’s Important to Let Speakers Speak

Joshua Bridges

At many universities, students have shot down speakers who announce differing opinions. By doing so, they undermine their own intellectual development.

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January 29, 2014

Boycotting Israel Compromises Dialogue, Scholars Say

National Association of Scholars

PRESS RELEASE: The National Association of Scholars writes that colleges and universities should be above politics.

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January 29, 2014

Singling Out Israel: Why We Oppose the Boycott

National Association of Scholars

A statement by The National Association of Scholars on the boycott of Israel.

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January 28, 2014

Carving Out the Core: A Former Homeschooler’s Perspective on the CCSS

Marilee Turscak

How will the inclusion of Core material in standardized tests affect the nation's homeschool population? 

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January 28, 2014

Have MOOCs Replaced the Classroom?

Rachelle Peterson

Now, Massive Open Online Courses serve as a supplement to classroom learning, and it seems that colleges are more eager to produce them than to use them. But what happens when colleges embrace......

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January 27, 2014

February 6th Conference on Global Citizenship and Bowdoin College

National Association of Scholars

Join us in Brunswick, Maine, next Thursday, February 6th, for a discussion of global citizenship in higher education at the conference, “Global Illusions: Bowdoin’s Post-Citizens and the F......

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January 23, 2014

Full Online Access to Academic Questions

Ashley Thorne

NAS members can read Academic Questions online by creating a user account at the website of the journal's publisher.

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