April 24, 2009

Noose Professor Cites NAS in Lawsuit

Ashley Thorne

Madonna Constantine, the formerly tenured professor who was fired last year for plagiarism, is now filing a lawsuit against Columbia Teachers College. Her claim mentions an NAS article, "The Copyist a......

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April 23, 2009

New Fear at the New School

Ashley Thorne

A letter from President Bob Kerrey to the New School community evades the real problems behind the student protests.

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April 22, 2009

Green Goblins

Ashley Thorne

Kids fear a looming eco-apocalypse and learn in school, "every day is Earth Day."

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April 21, 2009

Hucksters and Con Men: The NYT Goes to School

Peter Wood

Education Life publishes epiphanies and sales pitches.

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April 21, 2009

A College Board Does Its Job

Steve Balch

DuPage adopts a policy statement based on the Academic Bill of Rights.

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April 20, 2009

Affirmative Spoils

Peter Wood

Is affirmative action today mainly about equal opportunity, equal results, or neither?

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April 17, 2009

Friday Fromage

Ashley Thorne

Jesus at Georgetown, recession ed, higher ed's mortality, more student protests, and backsliding.

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April 17, 2009

Millennium Falcon: The Bias Birds of Prey

Ashley Thorne

The University of Arizona's Millennial Student Project targets "unconscious bias."

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April 16, 2009

Chairman Stephen H. Balch Receives the Kirkpatrick Award - VIDEO

Steve Balch

Here is the video of remarks by NAS Chairman Steve Balch in accepting the Jeane Jordon Kirkpatrick Academic Freedom Award on February 27, 2009 from the American Conservative Union Foundation and the......

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