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Read thoughts and initiatives from the National Association of Scholars.

September 28, 2012

John Silber, Intellectual Gunslinger

Peter Wood

Former president of Boston University and NAS board of advisors member dies.

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September 27, 2012

Improper CSU Electioneering?

Glenn Ricketts

Some California taxpayers charge the state system with campaining in favor of a November ballot initiative.

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September 27, 2012

Factions and Governance

William H. Young

William Young analyzes the impact of factions and special interests on public policy.

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September 26, 2012

Strange (But Not Necessarily Bad) Majors

George Leef

Some of the America's weirdest college majors include theme park engineering, bagpiping, and poultry science.

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September 26, 2012

Wasteful Productivity

Mark Bauerlein

The way humanities departments at research universities measure productivity – by counting publications – incentivizes unproductiveness in teaching.

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