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April 7, 2015

“Whiteness Studies” and Campus Activism

Dan Kemp

Emerging “whiteness” courses are often connected to political purposes. 

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April 7, 2015

Academic Social Science and Scientific Literacy

William H. Young

William Young examines the misunderstanding and misuse of scientific concepts by academic social scientists.

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April 6, 2015

Wall Street Journal Quotes the NAS's Sustainability Report

National Association of Scholars

In "Notable & Quotable," the Wall Street Journal quoted the NAS's "Sustainability: Higher Education’s New Fundamentalism" report.

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April 6, 2015

Stanley Fish Praises the NAS’s Sustainability Report

National Association of Scholars

Stanley Fish responds to the NAS's sustainability report. 

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April 3, 2015

Walden on Ice

Peter Wood

Peter Wood offers a fresh look at Henry David Thoreau's Walden. 

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