July 28, 2011

Favorite Books: Robert Jackson

The King's College English professor Robert Jackson provides some personal selections for good summer reading.

Continue Reading

July 28, 2011

Scholars Respond to Breivik Manifesto

The National Association of Scholars responds after learning that Anders Behring Breivik mentioned the scholarly organization in his manifesto.

Continue Reading

July 28, 2011

Cool Heads, Warm Hearts: Religious Media Leaders Discuss Environmental Economics

Ashley Thorne

A recent conference in Bozeman, Montana considered how to "protect both individual free will and good stewardship of Creation."

Continue Reading

July 27, 2011

Mission Creep -- Does the UNC System Need to Own Hospitals?

George Leef

Duke Cheston writes about a controversy in North Carolina — should the UNC system keep expanding into the field of health care? It has become common for higher ed leaders here (and elsewhere)......

Continue Reading

July 27, 2011

Favorite Books: Mark Bauerlein

Emory University's Mark Bauerlein offers his favorite titles for summer reading enthusiasts.

Continue Reading

July 27, 2011

Video: J. Budziszewski on a Primer on Natural Law

Professor J. Budziszewski discusses classical Natural Law with Inside Academia's Andy Nash.

Continue Reading

July 26, 2011

Online Education and Student Attrition

Glenn Ricketts

Our regular contributor Jason Fertig offers some thoughts about online courses at NRO, and links to a CHE story about a recent study concluding that such courses have significantly higher at......

Continue Reading

July 26, 2011

Favorite Books: Erin O'Connor

We continue our survey of summer readng recommendations, as education blogger Erin O'Connor lists some of her own favorites.

Continue Reading

July 25, 2011

Reasons for College Inefficiency: Misallocation and Underutilization

George Leef

The U.S. devotes a lot of resources to higher education but gets a pretty low return, argues Richard Vedder. 

Continue Reading

July 25, 2011

Many Americans are Undereducated, But College Credentials Won't Fix That

George Leef

In last week's Pope Center Clarion Call, I analyze the recent paper published by the Georgetown Center for Education and the Workforce, "The Undereducated American." It is an attempt to regain m......

Continue Reading

Most Commented

October 29, 2024

1.

The Looming Irrelevance of Middle East Study Centers

Today’s Middle Eastern Studies Centers are facing a crisis due to the winds of change in the Middle East and their own ideological echo chamber....

November 19, 2024

2.

Lee Zeldin Should Reform EPA Science Policy

NAS welcomes the nomination of Congressmen Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency....

November 20, 2024

3.

NAS Welcomes Administrator McMahon's Nomination to Serve as Education Secretary

With McMahon, the new administration has a chance to drastically slim down and depoliticize the Education Department....

Most Read

May 15, 2015

1.

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....

October 12, 2010

2.

Ask a Scholar: What is the True Definition of Latino?

What does it mean to be Latino? Are only Latin American people Latino, or does the term apply to anyone whose language derived from Latin?...

May 26, 2010

3.

10 Reasons Not to Go to College

A sampling of arguments for the idea that college may not be for everyone....