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September 30, 2010

Getting Diversity Right

Ashley Thorne

NAS contributing author Jason Fertig rejoiced when he read a student's essay on the meaning of diversity and how it contributes to organizations' success. She wrote that diversity should req......

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September 30, 2010

Thoughts on Campus Bottled Water Bans

Ashley Thorne

Scott Carlson, a blog author for the Chronicle of Higher Education, has a dogmatic article on college bottled-water bans. Here's the comment I posted on it: I wrote about the anti-bot......

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September 30, 2010

On Having the Right Academic Credentials

George Leef

Historian Tom Woods here discusses his kerfuffle with Indiana University when a student group wanted him to speak on his book regarding the recent economic crisis. The university initially said no o......

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September 30, 2010

Beyond Beach Books

Peter Wood

What's next for campus common reading programs?

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September 30, 2010

Collegiate Press Roundup 9-30-10

Glenn Ricketts

Student journalists this week focus on ill-conceived laws here and abroad, loud music and PBS censorship of Sesame Street.

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