February 3, 2010

The Death of Manliness at the University of Wyoming

Ashley Thorne

There's bias against "Literature By and About Men" in the Equality State.

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February 2, 2010

Does a Statement of Faith Deprive Professors of Academic Freedom?

Ashley Thorne

The Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT), the Canadian counterpart to the AAUP, thinks so. We at NAS disagree.

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February 2, 2010

Blacklisting a Christian University

Ashley Thorne

The AAUP's Canadian counterpart, the CAUT, has declared that Trinity Western University's statement of faith deprives faculty members of academic freedom. We disagree.

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February 1, 2010

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Ashley Thorne

The State of the University, Ashley Thorne, NAS What President Obama's State of the Union address means for the future of higher education.  Howard Zinn, Silent, Peter Wood, NAS Howard......

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February 1, 2010

China is Likely to Overtake the U.S. in Scientific Research

Alex B. Berezow

The writing is on the wall.  China will overtake the U.S. in scientific output in the near future.  A couple reports make this conclusion almost inevitable. First, a recent post on the blo......

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February 1, 2010

Peter Wood on Anger Today

Ashley Thorne

NAS President Peter Wood speaks on anger and civility in the public square.

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January 29, 2010

Tom Bertonneau on Our "Media Savvy" Students

George Leef

Tom Bertonneau, who has previously written some excellent articles for the Pope Center on the difficulties of teaching young Americans who disdain reading, today begins another series of pieces. Thi......

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January 29, 2010

Kaleidoscope or Rubik's Cube? The AAUP's Academic Freedom Scholarship

Ashley Thorne

NAS congratulates the AAUP on the launch of its new Journal of Academic Freedom.

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January 28, 2010

Apple iPad and College?

Ashley Thorne

Yesterday, Apple unveiled its latest super-cool gadget the iPad: a cross between an iPhone and a Mac laptop. Some people are comparing it to Amazon's reader the Kindle. Some are pondering whethe......

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