February 3, 2009

Art for Gold

Peter Wood

Cash flow collides with the higher things at Brandeis.

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February 2, 2009

Vote on Administrator's Political Showcasing

Ashley Thorne

Should a campus dean use his university platform to advertise his politics? Vote now!

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January 30, 2009

Debate: The Meaning of Academic Freedom

At the 2009 conference NAS president Peter Wood and AAUP president Cary Nelson debated the definition of this core principle.

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January 30, 2009

Electracy What a Tangled Web We Weave

Peter Wood

If electronic proficiency replaces literacy, can we be truly whole?

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January 29, 2009

Panel 1: The Changing Political Landscape of Higher Education

The first panel at the recent NAS conference, moderated by Anne Neal, included Abigail Thernstrom, Greg Lukianoff, Terry Hartle, and Diane Auer Jones.

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January 29, 2009

Shaming the Winners

Ashley Thorne

Media hype after a 100-0 basketball game between two small private schools in Dallas exemplified a cultural tendency to vilify success.

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January 29, 2009

Academic Freedom for Students: NAS Affirms Lernfreiheit

We believe that college students, in addition to faculty members, should enjoy fundamental intellectual freedom.

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January 28, 2009

Updike at Rest

Peter Wood

Will the great American author's legacy outlive him?

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January 26, 2009

Enchanting Sustainability

Peter Wood

Shock and awe come to the university.

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University of Washington Violated Non-Discrimination Policy, Internal Report Finds

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Ask a Scholar: What Does YHWH Elohim Mean?

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