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February 18, 2011

Study Finds Racial Discrimination in Admissions at Two Universities

Ashley Thorne

A report conducted by NAS member Althea Nagai shows major bias against white applicants to Ohio State University and Miami University.

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February 18, 2011

Hypotheticals in the Criminal Law Classroom: An Interview with Lawrence Connell

Ashley Thorne

Professor Lawrence Connell at Widener University has come under fire for referring hypothetically in class to killing the dean. Here he tells his side of the story.

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February 17, 2011

Oh, But There IS a Debate Over That!

George Leef

Inside Higher Ed ran a story  on an AEI conference where the subject was the “completion agenda.” That is, do we really need to get lots more young people into and through college a......

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February 17, 2011

What Happened? Academic Freedom at a Christian College, Chico State's Diversity Action Plan, Counseling Student Opposed by ACLU

Ashley Thorne

We revisited some of our articles to find out what happened after we wrote them. Here’s what we learned.

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February 16, 2011

Yes, It Is Time for Complacency on Racial Diversity

George Leef

The Chronicle has an article by Arthur Coleman and Scott Palmer (both lawyers who worked in the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights) entitled "No Time for Complacency on Racial Dive......

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