October 28, 2010

New Excellent Program: UCLA Center for Liberal Arts and Free Institutions

Ashley Thorne

This center fosters the study of free institutions, Great Books, Shakespeare's plays, and the meaning of life.

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October 28, 2010

Law Schools are Indoctrinating Rather Than Educating

Don Racheter

The Iowa Association of Scholars observes that law schools suffer from political bias, and that in turn, the U.S. judicial system suffers.

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October 27, 2010

Next Week in D.C.: Lukianoff Speaks to NAS Chapter

Ashley Thorne

Friends in D.C., we hope to see you on Monday, Nov. 1, when FIRE president Greg Lukianoff will address the D.C. chapter of the National Association of Scholars. He will speak on "CLS v. Martinez......

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October 27, 2010

At the Ballot in AZ Nov. 2: Proposition 107

Ashley Thorne

Next week Arizona citizens have the historic opportunity to reject racial preferences in state institutions, including public universities, by voting YES on Proposition 107. Learn more: NAS's argu......

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October 27, 2010

Is Academic Freedom a Highway or a Can Opener?

Peter Wood

The true meaning and implications of "academic freedom" have been the subject of fierce debate in the academy for many years. Here NAS president Peter Wood takes a serious look at this core doctrine.

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October 27, 2010

"Just the Facts, Ma'am"

George Leef

That's the approach the Pope Center is taking with the release today of a piece loaded with facts about higher education in the U.S. It is not something that flatters the educational establishme......

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October 26, 2010

A Letter to Arizonans on Prop. 107

Stuart Hurlbert

Next week Arizona citizens have the historic opportunity to reject racial preferences in state institutions, including public universities.

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October 26, 2010

New Excellent Program: Colloquium on the American Founding

Ashley Thorne

Check out our list of excellent programs as we add a new one at Amherst College.

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October 25, 2010

Peter Wood Blogs at the Chronicle

Peter Wood

I'm pleased to announce that NAS president Peter Wood is a new contributor to the Chronicle of Higher Education's Innovations blog. Here are his first two posts: "Tea Party Derangement Syndr......

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October 25, 2010

Good Read

Mary Grabar

I'd like to share with you my post at American Culture on Christopher Hill's novel. I'm sorry to say I didn't know about  this novel until I visited the Alexander Hamilton Insti......

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