August 10, 2009

Taking Clout Out: Lessons from the Shadow Admissions Office

Ashley Thorne

What can we learn from the Illinois admissions scandal?

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August 6, 2009

The Highest Form of Flattery...and Learning

Ashley Thorne

New scientific findings show that children learn faster when they imitate adults; this contrasts with "child-centered" progressive ed school philosophy.

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August 5, 2009

Sunbeams for Indigenes: The New Discipline of Cultural Sustainability

Peter Wood

Goucher College trains students to help marginalized communities realize their dreams.

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July 30, 2009

The Sheepskin Effect

Tom Wood

Does a college degree mean anything to employers? What intrinsic value does higher education have?

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July 29, 2009

Unfit

Peter Wood

Why "sustainability" is not the foundation of all learning and practice in higher education.

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July 28, 2009

Outranked

Peter Wood

Why do American universities dominate the worldwide rankings for top research institutions? And why are European academics so worried about it?

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July 27, 2009

The Sustainability Movement in the American University

Peter Wood

NAS President Peter Wood presents a scholarly paper synthesizing NAS's work on sustainability.

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July 24, 2009

"Academic Freedom is Not a License for Bigotry"

Ashley Thorne

A professor is bullied out of a job because of her controversial views, but NYU upholds academic freedom.

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Ask a Scholar: What Does YHWH Elohim Mean?

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