December 21, 2011

Free Speech Zoned Out at Drake University

Glenn Ricketts

Free speech seems to be ever more unpopular on college campuses these days, where it’s increasingly regarded as an unwelcome nuisance. The administration at Drake University have decided that......

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December 20, 2011

Court of Appeals Fails to Defend Freedom of Speech in Counseling Profession

A panel of three judges has ruled that Christian beliefs about homosexuality disqualified a student from pursuing a degree in counseling.

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December 20, 2011

The Many Problems of Online Education

J.M. Anderson

Online courses are very popular with students, and have the enthusiastic endorsement of senior academic administrators. The only problem, says J.M. Anderson, is that the students aren't learning......

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December 19, 2011

The Presidential Candidates' Higher Ed Policies

Ashley Thorne

At the Pope Center, Jenna Ashley Robinson has a helpful roundup of the Republican presidential candidates' stated higher education policies. 

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December 19, 2011

Science Self-Corrects Even When Scientists Don't

Kerry Emanuel

Kerry Emanuel responds to a recent commentary on "Climategate 2" and contends that attempts to discredit climate scientists are ideologically driven and constitute a war on science.

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December 19, 2011

Oz Revisited

Peter Wood

A new book by the author of Wicked channels the contemporary academic unrelenting focus on race, gender, class, colonialism, and sustainability.

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December 19, 2011

Collegiate Press Roundup

Glenn Ricketts

Student press corps regulars size up the GOP presidential pool, the shame of failing to fund the UCal system, college men who need to man up and the touchy state of race relations on campus.

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December 17, 2011

Thomas Lindsay On Why the Humanities Are Really in Trouble

Glenn Ricketts

Thomas Lindsay explains that the humanities long ago sold out to ideology and "critical thinking," and haven't been worth the money for some time. 

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December 15, 2011

Virtue and Western Civilization

William H. Young

William Young discusses the decline of virtue, once integral to the educational process in the Western tradition.

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December 14, 2011

Occupy UC-Davis, What a Gas

Scott Herring

Scott Herring offers a few firsthand observations about the now infamous pepper spray incident and its lingering effects on the UC Davis campus.

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

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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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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......