November 23, 2009

Update on Hacker's Release of Files Suggesting Academic Global Warming Conspiracy

Candace de Russy

Many professors in the humanities and social sciences have been taking heat for years about the quality and integrity - in particular, the tendentiousness - of their research and teaching. But,......

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November 23, 2009

California Tuition Turmoil

Peter Wood

Protesters at the University of California have some demands that reflect ignorance of basic economics.

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November 23, 2009

Teeth-Bared Teachers' Ed

Peter Wood

The University of Minnesota looks to make race, class, and gender politics the “overarching framework” for teacher education.

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November 23, 2009

Stories We're Watching

Peter Wood

Climate conspiracy, teeth-bared teachers’ ed, California tuition turmoil, a punchy professor—it’s been a busy fortnight in higher ed.

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November 23, 2009

Climate Conspiracy

Peter Wood

Hacked emails show evidence of longstanding scientific misconduct by advocates of global warming theory. This scandal should alter the burden of proof in the global warming debate.

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November 20, 2009

The True Meaning of Thanksgiving?

Ashley Thorne

I subscribe to a sustainability listserv through the University of Chicago. This came in the mail today:  I wonder what it means by "true meaning of Thanksgiving." I wrote to the host of the ev......

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November 20, 2009

Is "Good President" Redundant?

Ashley Thorne

Time magazine recently published a list of the 10 best college presidents. But what makes a president "good"? Are there good college presidents, or are they all just silly people in silly jobs?

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November 19, 2009

Student Loans Turn You Into a College Zombie

Ashley Thorne

In praise of choosing community college: http://www.collegezombies.com/ (3-minute video) Compare with "Why It's Worth It to Send My Kid to Yale"  at Huffington Post. 

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November 19, 2009

In Search of Lost Time

David Clemens

Around 10 B.C.E., the Roman poet Horace asserted that poetry’s purpose is “to delight and instruct.”  More recently, in the Wall Street Journal, James Collins declared th......

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November 19, 2009

December Academic Questions Issue Now Online

Ashley Thorne

NAS members and AQ subscribers, the December issue is available online. You can log in and download and print individual articles or simply read them on your computer. If you are a member/subscriber......

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

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