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February 15, 2013

Teaching Collegians to Be World Citizens

Peter Wood

Being a citizen of the world seems to have magnetic appeal to college students, and American colleges and universities are tapping into this longing.

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February 14, 2013

The Bowdoin Project Arrives

Michael Toscano

NAS has launched a new webpage dedicated to our study of Bowdoin College. It will feature a series of contextualizing observations in the weeks leading up to our publication of the full report.

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February 14, 2013

Social Justice and Fairness

William H. Young

William Young examines the notion of social justice and "fairness," as currently imparted by many American higher educational institutions.

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February 13, 2013

Unbiasing American History

Ashley Thorne

Ashley Thorne writes a review of Recasting History for First Things. 

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February 13, 2013

Professors as Independent Contractors

George Leef

What today's academics could learn from Adam Smith.

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