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May 3, 2011

Not Lost, Just 'Finding Our Way'

Peter Wood

Peter Wood proposes a famously confused guide on the Oregon Trail as the archetype of today

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May 3, 2011

Ask a Scholar: Is "White Privilege" a Good Way to Teach about Race?

Carol Iannone

Should children in elementary school attend the White Privilege Conference to learn about diversity? Isn't this a divisive approach that teaches victimization?

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May 3, 2011

Oops! In Dean Search Political Bias Went Public

George W. Dent

Case Western Reserve University School of Law rejected a conservative candidate after a website raised objections to his politics.

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May 2, 2011

Deflating the Higher Ed Bubble -- A Scenario

George Leef

In this Minding the Campus essay, my Pope Center colleague Jane Shaw ruminates on a scenario in which the higher ed bubble substantially deflates.

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May 2, 2011

Critiquing Sustainability

Peter Wood

NAS starts the conversation on what the sustainability movement is doing on campus.

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