July 26, 2012

CSU Chico Introduces Sustainability Gen Ed Track, Green Courses Include "African History"

Ashley Thorne

The university has designated over 200 courses as "green courses" and its general education program will now include a “sustainability studies" track. These two curricular developments tell us s......

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July 25, 2012

Universities Neglect Financial Sustainability

Ashley Thorne

Mission creep in higher education turns out to have some serious monetary consequences for individual institutions. A new study urges college and university leaders to get back to the core and stop tr......

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July 24, 2012

The Regnerus Affair at UT Austin

Peter Wood

A scholar whose research identified disadvantages for children of same-sex marriage faces opposition by those who dislike his findings.

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July 23, 2012

Campus SHI Learns Improved Ways To Find ‘Em Guilty

Glenn Ricketts

Campus SHI administrators learn how to get air-tight guilty verdicts.

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July 23, 2012

Masculinity and Mental Health - No Comment

Glenn Ricketts

A new course at UMass/ Amherst seeks to redirect masculinity away from itself, because it's unhealthy.

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July 23, 2012

A Culture of Evasion

Peter Wood

Campus sexual-harassment codes grow ever more draconian even as what passes for acceptable behavior behind the scenes grows worse and worse.

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July 20, 2012

NAS Board Member on Online Education

Ashley Thorne

A report by NAS board member Thomas K. Lindsay charts the rise of online education, its reception in the academic world, and how best to take advantage of its benefits.

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July 20, 2012

Student Press Corps Commentary on Penn State Scandal

Glenn Ricketts

The release of the Freeh Report generates wide collegiate press analysis and commentary.

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July 20, 2012

UK Students And Their Blooping History Exams

Glenn Ricketts

UK history students demonstrate blooping proficiency.

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July 30, 2024

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Don’t Cry for Them, Academia

The dark secret of anti-Semitism is that ignorance alone cannot explain it away or absolve those who adhere to it. If anything, the most vivid episodes of history’s anti-Semitism have......

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

Audio acquired by the National Association of Scholars describes allegations of coverup race-based hiring coverup at the University of Washington...

June 20, 2024

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Remembering Warren Winiarski

Peter Wood writes on the passing of Warren Winiarski, a long-time supporter and friend of the National Association of Scholars, who sought to cultivate civilization and the liberal arts......

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May 15, 2015

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Where Did We Get the Idea That Only White People Can Be Racist?

A look at the double standard that has arisen regarding racism, illustrated recently by the reaction to a black professor's biased comments on Twitter....

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

Audio acquired by the National Association of Scholars describes allegations of coverup race-based hiring coverup at the University of Washington...

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DEI vs. Academic Integrity at University of Washington

FOIA requests found evidence of racial discrimination at the University of Washington. A professor now accuses the University of a cover-up. A leading scholar of "whiteness" is accus......