December 18, 2015

UCLA Law Professor Rick Sander: The evidence that racial preferences do cause "mismatch"

George Leef

UCLA law professor Rick Sander writes about the importance of "mismatch" due to racial preferences.

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December 17, 2015

Teaching Particulars: A Review

David Randall

David Randall reviews Helaine Smith's argument for close reading in Teaching Particulars, and considers its implications for higher education.

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December 17, 2015

Disputing Deneen: A Misremembered Past

Matthew J. Franck

Matthew J. Franck  revises Patrick Deneen's history of American higher education, to note that a age of traditional learning in a secular mode never really existed.

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December 16, 2015

NAS New Year's Party

National Association of Scholars

You are invited to celebrate the New Year with the National Association of Scholars on Thursday, January 7th, 3-6pm.

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December 15, 2015

Concerns about National Academy of Sciences and Scientific Dissent

Peter Wood

Peter Wood writes to members of the National Academy of Sciences with three concerns about how the scientific establishment has responded to serious dissent. 

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December 15, 2015

Fisher II and Strict Scrutiny: Not Very Strict

Glenn Ricketts

Jonathan Bean isn't expecting a great deal to change if the Supreme Court holds the University of Texas to "strict scrutiny."

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December 11, 2015

In Fisher II, the Supreme Court Should Look at Reality, Not Pretense

Peter Wood

NAS President Peter Wood zeroes in on the use of "diversity" to justify the racial preference regime on campus, and explains why the Supreme Court should abandon the diversity rationale entirely.

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December 11, 2015

From Common Core to Common Corpse

David Randall

Student revolt delays the imposition of Common Core in New York State--perhaps forever.

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December 9, 2015

Dear Future Professor: The Red Pill

Jason Fertig

Jason Fertig gives advice to people considering a career in academia.

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December 4, 2015

Massachusetts Aligns Further With The Common Core

National Association of Scholars

The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) has voted in favor of a Common-Core aligned standardized test.

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