February 11, 2010

Free Academic Questions Articles

Ashley Thorne

Enjoy “Corroding the Curriculum: Sustainability v. Education,” by Austin Williams, for free along with other AQ articles.

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February 10, 2010

Students Protest Mandatory Sustainability at FGCU

Ashley Thorne

At Florida Gulf Coast University, where the curriculum is centered on the UN's Earth Charter, students say mandated eco-propaganda actually fosters anti-environmentalism. They are gathering sign......

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February 10, 2010

Are You a Parent of a College Kid?

Ashley Thorne

We'd love to hear from you! The other evening, I overheard a mother talking to her college daughter on the phone. The conversation made me pause to consider college from a parent's point of......

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February 10, 2010

Manliness on Campus a Hot Topic

Ashley Thorne

Last week I wrote an article for NAS entitled "The Death of Manliness at the University of Wyoming" about the UW administration's bias against  "Literature By and About Men" (also see "Cowb......

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February 10, 2010

Why are Most Professors Leftists?

George Leef

That has been a hot topic of late. In today's Pope Center Clarion Call, seven professors who are not leftist offer their thoughts on the thesis that the job of professor just doesn't fit the......

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February 10, 2010

Florida Students Petition to Make Mandatory Sustainability Course Optional

Ashley Thorne

Florida Gulf Coast University students say mandated eco-propaganda actually fosters anti-environmentalism.

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February 9, 2010

Minorities Set Up Whites-Only Scholarship Program

Ashley Thorne

The Oregon League of Minority Voters has announced its intention to create a college scholarship program for white students who will study race relations. Via the Chronicle of Higher Education, the......

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February 9, 2010

Professor Bertonneau Replies

George Leef

       Tom Bertonneau's recent articles for the Pope Center have drawn some criticism on the NAS blog. He has written this reply: The responses posted on this......

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February 9, 2010

Overheard at Starbuck's: A Parents Call

Ashley Thorne

Parents and grandparents of college students, we’d love to hear from you. Do you have a memorable comment your child has said about his or her college experience?

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February 8, 2010

Help NAS Through 'Give a Tweet'

Ashley Thorne

Be the first to donate to the National Association of Scholars through Give a Tweet, a new Twitter fundraising site! Give a Tweet enables companies and individuals to match donations so that giving......

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The Great Academic Divorce with China

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After Claudine

The idea has caught on that the radical left overplayed its hand in DEI and is now vulnerable to those of us who seek major reforms. This is not, however, the first time that the a......

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Tribalism or Individualism?

The most immediate work of conservatives must be the rejection of tribalism and a refocus on the individual—individual character, industry, and aptitude....

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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?

What does it mean to be Latino? Are only Latin American people Latino, or does the term apply to anyone whose language derived from Latin?...

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Ask a Scholar: What Does YHWH Elohim Mean?

A reader asks, "If Elohim refers to multiple 'gods,' then Yhwh Elohim really means Lord of Gods...the one of many, right?" A Hebrew expert answers....