June 15, 2015

NAS Members Honored for Contributions to Science

National Association of Scholars

David Legates and Will Happer, two lifetime NAS members, were honored at the Heartland Institute's international conference on climate change. 

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June 11, 2015

Bye, Bye, American History

Glenn Ricketts

Wall Street Journal columnist Daniel Henninger weighs in on the new APUSH course.

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June 9, 2015

A Pause for Thought

Rachelle Peterson

A new study disputes the "pause" in global warming. 

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June 8, 2015

APUSH: The New, New, New History

Peter Wood

The new APUSH reforms has its roots in a longstanding attempt to claim American history for leftist political purposes.

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June 4, 2015

Fisher v. Texas: Just Say No to Racial Preferences

George Leef

The upcoming Supreme Court decision could end racial discrimination on College admissions.

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June 4, 2015

The Liberal Arts as Conversation

Jack Kerwick

Philosophy professor Jack Kerwick writes that the purpose of education is not traditionalism, careerism, or activism, but what he calls "conversationalism."

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June 3, 2015

Scholars Oppose New APUSH

National Association of Scholars

A group of prominent scholars has organized to challenge revisions to the Advanced Placement U.S. History course.

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June 2, 2015

'Nudging' Goes to College

Rachelle Peterson

Higher education should train students to think for themselves, not resort to a pre-set path set by those who seek to manipulate behavior.

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June 2, 2015

Open Letter: Historians on the College Board's New AP U.S. History Standards

Scholars Concerned About Advanced Placement History

A group of historians write that the new AP U.S. History framework neglects the civic purpose of history education.

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May 26, 2015

Asians In The Ivy League, Or Not

John Rosenberg

Today's college admission process tells students that race matters more than hard work.

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Professor Alleges "Widespread" Discriminatory Hiring Coverup at University of Washington

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