September 24, 2009

California Association Talks of War

Ashley Thorne

Our California affiliate invites you to a free evening with Victor Davis Hanson.

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September 24, 2009

Never Waste a Good Cliche

Peter Wood

The sustainability ethic of a college president.

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September 23, 2009

Welcome to the NAS blog!

Ashley Thorne

Greetings! This is the first entry of the National Association of Scholars blog. We're glad you found us. We created this blog in order to keep our readers attuned to higher education news and&n......

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September 23, 2009

Higher Education and Economic Growth

Tom Wood

Tom Wood makes the case that higher education is worth public support.

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September 22, 2009

What Good Are People?

Ashley Thorne

Two ominous new developments for the sustainability movement: the MAHB and a sustainability literacy handbook.

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September 21, 2009

Spring and Summer Highlights

Ashley Thorne

We present a round-up of the some of the best articles from the last few months, in case you missed one or would like to revisit your favorites.

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September 20, 2009

What's Cooking

Peter Wood

Yale, Virgina Tech, East Georgia, Eastern Michigan, Latin American Historians, 21st Century Cluelessness, and CampusReform.org--we've got it all.

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September 19, 2009

Single Payer Lending

Peter Wood

The U.S. Houses passes "direct lending" bill as part of President Obama's plan for higher ed. What does it mean?

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September 18, 2009

An Interview with David Silverstein

Ashley Thorne

The Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa brings integrity to the disciplines.

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September 18, 2009

Vapor Trail: The UN's Plan for Higher Education

Peter Wood

The United Nations asks presidents of all colleges and universities in the world to sign its "Academic Impact" initiative.

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