September 14, 2011

How UW Students React to News They Don't Like

George Leef

The Center for Equal Opportunity released a study on discrimination in admissions at the University of Wisconsin. During its press conference, however, a mob of students rushed in and shouted the ev......

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September 14, 2011

Books That Make Us Human: My Top Ten List

Jonathan Bean

Professor Brad Birzer, a man of unbounded energy, asked several of us to contribute a "top ten" list of books that make us human. 

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September 14, 2011

Where Were You?

Peter Wood

Peter Wood reflects on the reverberations of 9/11 in his life, the university, and the culture at large.

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September 14, 2011

Ask a Scholar: Did the New Deal End the Great Depression?

Steven Horwitz

Is sustained deficit spending successful in bringing a country out of a depression?

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September 13, 2011

Harvard Crimson Staff Skeptical of Dining Hall Workers'"Sustainability" Demands

Ashley Thorne

The Harvard Crimson recently published an editorial raising an eyebrow at demands by the University's unionized dining hall workers when they asked for longer hours and more “sus......

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September 13, 2011

The Diversity Mania is Raging in Wisconsin

George Leef

A new study by the Center for Equal Opportunity finds that racial preferences at the University of Wisconsin are particularly acute. Will a new Grutter case arise out of the blatant racial preferenc......

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September 13, 2011

Video: Ben Novak on Trusteeship and Shared Governance

Andy Nash

Former PSU trustee Dr. Ben Novak joins Andy Nash for an insightful look at the historical and current role of trustees in higher education.

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September 13, 2011

The Mirage of Accountability at the University of Texas

Robert Koons

"The fundamental problem in American higher education is not that we award too few B.A.s: it is that too few of these degrees correspond to any objective and verifiable standard of competency."

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September 13, 2011

Your Comfort is Our Priority

Ashley Thorne

Do students have the right to be comfortable?

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September 12, 2011

Acccountability, Texas Style

Glenn Ricketts

NAS Texas affiliate president Rob Koons assesses the University of Texas system's response to demands for greater public accountability and oversight. He's not impressed, and dismisses......

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Don’t Cry for Them, Academia

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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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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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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......