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October 30, 2014

Joseph Epstein on the Beach Books report

Ashley Thorne

Renowned essayist Joseph Epstein reflects on NAS's latest report on college freshman reading. 

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October 27, 2014

Letter to Miami University President: Praise for Inviting George Will

Peter Wood

NAS president Peter Wood wrote a letter to Dr. David C. Hodge, president of Miami University, commending him for his decision to invite George Will to speak on campus. 

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October 27, 2014

Stanley Fish's Postmodern Take on Academic Freedom

Peter Wood

NAS president Peter Wood reviews Stanley Fish's latest book, Versions of Academic Freedom.

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October 24, 2014

Revisiting the Classics: Rereading William Faulkner's Go Down Moses

Glynn Custred

Glynn Custred, Professor of Anthropology at California State University East Bay, reviews William Faulkner's Go Down Moses.

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October 23, 2014

Beach Books and Blind Dates

Ashley Thorne

NAS Executive Director Ashley Thorne writes on colleges that lower the bar for incoming students

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