Articles

Read thoughts and initiatives from the National Association of Scholars.

May 25, 2012

Parties, Politics, Year-End Issues Engage Student Press Corps

Glenn Ricketts

Student journalists provide commentary on a range of issues, from campus culture to international politics.

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May 24, 2012

Capitalism and Western Civilization: Corporatism

William H. Young

William Young discusses the contrasts between corporatism and free market capitalism.

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May 23, 2012

Mandatory Social Justice at Smith College?

Glenn Ricketts

Smith College ponders an undergraduate "social justice" requirement.

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May 23, 2012

Ask a Scholar: Touching Spheres

Vera B. Koutsoyannis

A bowler asks: what is the area of the space between two touching spheres? Mathematically, it is a point and has no area, but what about in the real world?

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