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December 23, 2011

Collegiate Press Roundup

Glenn Ricketts

Student writers offer suggestions for tweaking anti-bullying laws, applaud President Obama's use of the bully pulpit, endorse the incarceration of corrupt politicians and marvel at meeting an op......

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December 22, 2011

No, This Isn’t “The Onion”

George Leef

Inside Higher Ed today has a story about a new book by a professor on hip-hop culture in college. In the interview, the author says, ”Hip-hop collegians are college students who create hip-hop......

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December 22, 2011

Fellowship Opportunity: The William E. Simon Fellowship for Noble Purpose

Kate Hamilton

The Intercollegiate Studies Institute, an organization that shares many of the interests of NAS, offers an annual fellowship, named after William E. Simon, to exceptional graduating college seniors.

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December 22, 2011

How Central is the Core?

Peter Wood

Peter Wood says students and faculty typically win when colleges build their curricula around a “common core,” but that the City University of New York’s common core is an exceptio......

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December 22, 2011

Voluptuousness and Western Civilization

William H. Young

William Young examines the traditional Western view of voluptuousness in light of contemporary hedonism and self-gratification.

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