March 29, 2011

Unnatural Selection

Peter Wood

Peter Wood comments on a new study claiming that self-selection by liberal students explains the leftward tilt of academe.

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March 29, 2011

A Flawed Experiment

Peter Wood

Peter Wood comments on a study that looked for political bias in graduate schools

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March 28, 2011

Is the Internet a Mad, Hallucinating Deity?

David Clemens

In “The Library of Babel,” Jorge Luis Borges imagines a gargantuan Library in which are shelved books that together exhaust all possible combinations of letters.  Obviously, “[f......

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March 28, 2011

William Cronon's Partisan Bloviation

Mitchell Langbert

The University of Wisconsin's Professor William Cronon has involved himself in a partisan Wisconsin battle concerning public employees' bargaining. In his blog he bloviates against the Repub......

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March 28, 2011

Before You Choose That Credential...

Jason Fertig

Jason Fertig modifies tips from the Wall Street Journal for parents of college-bound children.

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March 28, 2011

"Islam in Scholarship and Education" AQ Issue in Print

Ashley Thorne

The spring 2011 issue of Academic Questions looks at the ways Islam and higher education interact today.

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March 25, 2011

Collegiate Press Roundup

Glenn Ricketts

Student journalists ponder US Middle Eastern policies, the stifiling of debate on many campuses, immigration politics and annoying animal rights activists.

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March 25, 2011

Ashes

Peter Wood

Peter Wood reflects on the intellectual vacancy at the heart of the contemporary college curriculum.

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March 24, 2011

Diversity Vigil at Princeton Theological Seminary

Ashley Thorne

Students and faculty gathered at the seminary to rehearse racial grievances and express outrage over flyers distributed on campus about the link between eugenics and African American abortions.

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March 24, 2011

Ask a Scholar: Graduation Rates with Pell Grants

Matthew Denhart

Has there been a report made comparing graduation rates with and without Pell Grants?

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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......