May 23, 2012

Ask a Scholar: Touching Spheres

Vera B. Koutsoyannis

A bowler asks: what is the area of the space between two touching spheres? Mathematically, it is a point and has no area, but what about in the real world?

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May 23, 2012

They're Not Unteachable

Glenn Ricketts

It's more difficult, but certainly not impossible, to teach today's college students.

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May 23, 2012

Courses on Inequality -- They Could be Taught Objectively, but Most Aren't

George Leef

Most college courses in inequality are overwhelmingly taught from a leftist perspective but they shouldn't be.

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May 22, 2012

The Unteachables: A Generation That Cannot Learn

Janice Fiamengo

An English professor wonders how to teach students who can't learn.

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May 22, 2012

Gay Marriage, Climate Change, and Academic Freedom

Peter Wood

Peter Wood regrets higher education’s one-sided approaches to same-sex marriage and global warming.

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May 21, 2012

A Crisis of Competence: Update, Comment, and Criticism

Steve Balch

NAS chairman Steve Balch answers responses to the new report by the California Association of Scholars on politicization in the University of California.

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May 17, 2012

The Graying of the Green

David Solway

David Solway surveys major challenges to the Global Warming thesis.

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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....

September 6, 2024

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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...

September 18, 2024

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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......