September 1, 2010
Over at Pajamasmedia, “Zombie” is in the midst of a five part analysis of the Texas textbook battle. In The Language Police (2004), Diane Ravitch argued that to avoid offen......
September 1, 2010
A major public university has fashioned a “diversity” litmus test for faculty hiring.
August 31, 2010
In its eagerness to welcome students - that is, global citizens - to campus last week, the University of Missouri misspelled "Welcome" in Farsi and Arabic on a sign bordered by various nat......
August 30, 2010
Today NAS received a copy of this speech by UNC-Greensboro Chancellor Linda P. Brady. The speech was given on August 18, 2010 as a "State of the Campus" address. Brady bows to polit......
August 30, 2010
If this is accurate, about 25 percent have college degrees. I'm not aware of any college courses that teach this particular field of endeavor, but that will probably happen in time.
August 30, 2010
NAS has posted three articles from the forthcoming fall issue of Academic Questions at NAS.org. They are: How Scholarships Morphed into Financial Aid by Jackson Toby Scholarships should be bas......
August 30, 2010
A program on gender and diversity at the University of Richmond will explore "emancipatory ideas of social justice" this fall.
August 27, 2010
If you're like me, you probably find the run of commencement addresses tedious, politically tendentious and aesthetically bereft. Well, I've finally found one that's worth listening to.......
August 27, 2010
Last week we started a new "Question of the Week" series. Our first question was Why did you choose the college you attended/attend? Readers answered via email, Twitter, and website comments: John D.......
October 29, 2024
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
NAS welcomes the nomination of Congressmen Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency....
November 20, 2024
With McMahon, the new administration has a chance to drastically slim down and depoliticize the Education Department....
May 15, 2015
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
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
A sampling of arguments for the idea that college may not be for everyone....
