July 28, 2010

Human Heredity Hoopla at SJCCD

Candace de Russy

California taxpayers are now on the hook for  $100,000, which the San José/Evergreen Community College District (SJCCD) has agreed to pay an adjunct professor in lost earn......

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July 28, 2010

Renewable Debate: Progress vs. Sustainability

Daniel Bonevac

Philosophy professor Daniel Bonevac responds to a historian's critiques of his AQ article "Is Sustainability Sustainable?"

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July 28, 2010

Collegiate Press Roundup 7-28-10

Glenn Ricketts

In this week's edition, student writers range from advising presidents and prime ministers, to pointing the finger in the Gulf oil spill.

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July 28, 2010

Aikido-Style Grading

Jason Fertig

Some students just want to pass; others want to learn. One professor's study of martial arts inspired a method for dealing with this motivational disparity.

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July 27, 2010

Another Comment on the Flap Over Grants to Teach Rand

George Leef

Philosophy professor James Otteson weighs in with some thoughtful comments here.

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July 27, 2010

FIRE Scores Again for Academic Freedom

Glenn Ricketts

Our friends at the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education continue their stellar work defending the academic freedom and First Amendment rights of college faculty members - especially untenur......

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July 27, 2010

Reaching for the STARS

Ashley Thorne

Sustainability assessment on campus says a lot about the larger movement's need to count points.

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July 27, 2010

Hamilton College to Prof. Paquette: Shut Up

Peter Wood

An academic official seeks to censor a Hamilton professor's NAS article "Dictatorships and Double Standards."

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July 26, 2010

"Campus Culture" AQ Issue in Print

Ashley Thorne

The summer issue of Academic Questions takes the pulse of campus culture and considers how the attitudes formed in college affect broader American culture.

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