April 21, 2011

Fixing Sustainability and Sustaining Liberal Education

The National Association of Scholars critiques the campus sustainability movement and proposes how it can be set right.

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April 21, 2011

Earth Day Thoughts on Campus Sustainability

Ashley Thorne

Cross posted from Phi Beta Cons The National Association of Scholars has issued an official statement critiquing the campus “sustainability” movement and suggesting paths to......

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April 21, 2011

Davidson Professor Blasts Student over Opinion Article

Ashley Thorne

An exchange in the student newspaper raises questions about the standards of civil discourse on campus.

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April 21, 2011

Collegiate Press Roundup

Glenn Ricketts

Student press analysts take a look at 2012 presidential politics, campus green efforts, the importance of Awareness Day and the problems with Hate Crimes statutes.

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April 21, 2011

Scholars Critique Campus "Sustainability" Movement, Propose Alternatives

The National Association of Scholars issued a statement explaining how a current campus ideology is at odds with the principles of liberal education.

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April 21, 2011

Unearthing Matriarchy

Peter Wood

Peter Wood contrasts the university’s indulgence of the myth of matriarchal prehistory with its aversion to conservative Christianity.

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April 20, 2011

Graduation Rate Data Aren't So Important

George Leef

In today's Pope Center Clarion Call, my colleague Duke Cheston and I examine a recent AEI paper arguing that students and parents should be leery of schools with low graduation rates and arguing......

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April 20, 2011

Protest Envy

Peter Wood

Peter Wood explains why a planned day of protest by academic unions faltered.

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April 19, 2011

Taking Books for Granted

Ashley Thorne

The author of Fahrenheit 451 gave up a college education to keep his job and learn in the library, after realizing that going to college could ruin his life. His story may have relevance for many yo......

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April 18, 2011

The UNC System Finally Takes a Budget Hit

George Leef

In today's Pope Center piece, Jay Schalin writes about this year's budget battle in North Carolina, in which the UNC system, despite all its friends in high places, taken a hit. Evidently, t......

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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...

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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......