March 1, 2010

IHE Mentions the PBS Debate on College and the Economy

George Leef

I rather expected a full article, but Inside Higher Ed today just has a "quick take" piece on the debate (topic: does the US economy need more college graduates?) I participated in last Friday eveni......

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March 1, 2010

Debating Diversity at Smith College...No Comment

Glenn Ricketts

Two contrasting student views of the "main topic" at Smith College.

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February 26, 2010

Rhode Island High School Fires All of Its Teachers

Alex B. Berezow

In a bold move, Superintendent Frances Gallo fired every single teacher from Central Falls High School, one of the worst-performing schools in the state.  Gallo had offered the teachers a......

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February 26, 2010

NAS Board Member Candace de Russy Receives Educator of the Year Award

Ashley Thorne

NAS is pleased to announce that Dr. de Russy has been honored with the Educator of the Year Award by the Queens Village Republican Club.

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February 25, 2010

Shimer College Adopts Liberty-Centered Mission Rejected by Faculty

Ashley Thorne

Tom Lindsay, president of the Great Books college, has made himself highly unpopular by insisting on a return to the ideals of Western civilization. Faculty members unanimously opposed a new mission......

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February 25, 2010

Video: Saving Freedom on College Campuses

Steve Balch

Watch NAS chairman Steve Balch's remarks at this year's Conservative Political Action Conference on preserving liberty in higher education.

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February 24, 2010

The Latest Academic Fad?

George Leef

"Sustainability" is certainly one of them, but in this week's Clarion Call, I focus on the way "globalization" is being used as an excuse for creating new courses such as "global diversity."

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February 23, 2010

Another Reason for the Grad School Glut

Andrew Spiropoulos

If you haven't had a chance to read this column by William Pannapacker (writing as Thomas H. Benton), you owe yourself the pleasure. (Unless you are considering graduate school in the......

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February 23, 2010

Academe Gets Curioser and Curioser

Candace de Russy

A former University of Buffalo scientific researcher, William Fals-Stewart, has been accused of using actors -- yes, hired, scripted actors -- as part of a painstaking plan to win acquittal in a mis......

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February 23, 2010

Brothers in Arms

David Clemens

As an undergrad, I spent one year at Berkeley, 1968, a year full of death, riots, tear gas, and bayonets under Peder Sather’s gate.  I dressed in Levis, love beads from a head shop on Teleg......

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University of Washington Violated Non-Discrimination Policy, Internal Report Finds

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Where Did We Get the Idea That Only White People Can Be Racist?

A look at the double standard that has arisen regarding racism, illustrated recently by the reaction to a black professor's biased comments on Twitter....

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Ask a Scholar: What is the True Definition of Latino?

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Ask a Scholar: What Is Structural-Functionalism, Conflict Theory and Symbolic Interactionism?

Professor Jonathan Imber clarifies concepts of sociologocal theory....