December 9, 2008

Happy Birthday John Milton!

Ashley Thorne

The poet who brought us Paradise Lost turns 400 today.

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December 8, 2008

Critical Thoughtlessness

Peter Wood

Stephen Zelnick refutes the cult of "critical thinking" now used as a substitute for a real curriculum.

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December 5, 2008

Voluntyranny

Ashley Thorne

Forced community service kind of defeats the purpose.

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December 4, 2008

NAS Confers, Hell Stirs

Peter Wood

As the time for our conference approaches(Washington, DC, Jan. 9-11), some may hear of it and tremble...

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December 4, 2008

Peer at the Rear

Ashley Thorne

Satire on the professor-student relationship

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December 3, 2008

Rocket Science

Peter Wood

NAS pays homage to an inventor

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December 2, 2008

Holiday Conquest

Ashley Thorne

Lessons from the "educational" board game

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December 1, 2008

Extra-Curricular Updike

Peter Wood

Should college students read novels by contemporary author John Updike?

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December 1, 2008

The College Backgrounds of America's Leading Syndicated Columnists

Tom Wood

Journalism's roots in higher education remind us of the university's role in public society.

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November 26, 2008

NAS Renews Its Call to Make Accreditation Contingent on Fair Hiring

Today NAS urged ACCJC once again to take action to ensure that Santa Rosa Junior College is not violating Proposition 209.

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