September 8, 2010

Keep Academic Freedom in Academia - Or Forfeit Freedom of Speech

Ashley Thorne

One of the dangers of bringing academic freedom under judicial authority is that doing so threatens First Amendment rights on campus, writes Steve Balch in a thoughtful new article. The recent efforts......

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September 8, 2010

Sustainability News: September 2010

Ashley Thorne

Is sustainability just a fad? Or has it become ingrained in our culture? Take a look at these 14 recent articles on sustainability in higher education and judge for yourself.

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September 7, 2010

A Course on Zombie Literature

George Leef

No, this isn't from The Onion -- a college course on zombie literature.

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September 7, 2010

The IPCC, Brought Low

Candace de Russy

The distinguished InterAcademy Council, an independent society of  top scientists, recently conducted an extensive review of the practices of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate......

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September 7, 2010

Constitutionalizing

Steve Balch

One of the dangers of bringing academic freedom under judicial authority is that doing so threatens First Amendment rights on campus.

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September 3, 2010

2010 Summer Highlights

Ashley Thorne

Happy fall! Here's a roundup of our top articles from June, July, and August.

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September 2, 2010

Virginia Tech's New "Diversity" Litmus Test

Ashley Thorne

An Argus volunteer gave us an update on the latest efforts to enforce "diversity" on faculty members at Virginia Tech.  Last year Virginia Tech required faculty members to prove the val......

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September 2, 2010

Collegiate Press Roundup 9-2-10

Glenn Ricketts

Student journalists examine topics from presidential speeches to campus smoking bans.

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September 2, 2010

Take Back the Classroom from PowerPoint

Jason Fertig

Restrict PowerPoint use in teaching to pictures and videos, writes Jason Fertig. Too much PowerPoint usurps professors' authority and accustoms students to lazy thinking.

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September 1, 2010

A Big Hole in the Economics Curriculum

George Leef

In this week's Pope Center Clarion Call, Professor Bruce Caldwell of Duke University discusses what he sees as a big hole in the graduate economics curriculum and one that's developing in th......

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