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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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December 22, 2011

Can Classical-Liberal Philanthropy Improve Higher Ed?

George Leef

That is the question that Lenore Ealy addresses in today’s Pope Center Clarion Call. She looks quite a way back into the 20th century to see how the classical-liberal philanthropists of the po......

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December 21, 2011

Emmer and Keeton--Two Terrible Decisions on Academic Freedom

KC Johnson

Historian KC Johnson explains why it's been a very bad week for academic freedom.

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December 21, 2011

Event: NY Affiliate to Host Lecture by Jonathan Brent

Kate Hamilton

The New York Association of Scholars and the CUNY Association Scholars will have Jonathan Brent speak on "Soviet Archives and the Struggle for Truth in History" as their first event of 2012.

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