November 9, 2010

Obama's 'Extremist, Agenda-Driven, Revisionist' NEH

Candace de Russy

In a series of posts Power Line Blog has been exposing the lurch of the National Endowment for the Humanities under Obama's appointee, Humanities Chairman Jim Leach, toward "polit......

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November 9, 2010

Collegiate Press Roundup 11-9-10

Glenn Ricketts

Student journalists weigh in on environmental activism, keeping in touch with your family and getting locked up for using marijuana.

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November 8, 2010

'Diversity: The Invention of a Concept' Makes 'Dissenting Book' List

Ashley Thorne

The David Horowitz Freedom Center has listed NAS President Peter Wood's book Diversity: The Invention of a Concept in its inventory of "150+ Books You Should Be Reading In Class, But Probably&nb......

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November 8, 2010

"How Much Higher Should We Set the Prices for Next Year?"

Ashley Thorne

Peter Wood gives some insight into how colleges and universities answer that question.

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November 8, 2010

Holocaust Denial, Truth, and Academic Freedom

Ashley Thorne

Cary Nelson writes that "Holocaust denial is speech promoting falsity as truth." Oh, so truth is part of academic freedom, after all, Prof. Nelson?

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November 5, 2010

Students of the Screen: What's Next for Online Ed?

Ashley Thorne

Four articles this week give a window into the debates over online education. Two NAS professors who have taught online courses - and care about rigorous liberal education - wrote at NAS.org. David Cl......

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November 5, 2010

Affiliates Speak Out for Intellectual Diversity

Ashley Thorne

This week, two NAS state affiliates wrote letters to the editor of local newspapers. Potential Bias at UI College of Law Daily Iowan Don Racheter, Iowa Association of Scholars Open Dialogue,......

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November 5, 2010

Free Academic Questions Through November

Ashley Thorne

Thanks to a promotion from our publisher Springer, the NAS's journal Academic Questions is free online through the month of November. No registration or membership is necessary - you can brow......

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November 5, 2010

Ethnic Studies Teachers Sue to Reinstate La Raza Programs

Ashley Thorne

Arizona banned La Raza studies courses from its schools earlier this year, but eleven ethnic studies teachers are fighting to bring the radical programs back.

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November 5, 2010

Days of Wrath

Peter Wood

Academe has instilled an angry instinct in this generation.

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