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December 11, 2015

In Fisher II, the Supreme Court Should Look at Reality, Not Pretense

Peter Wood

NAS President Peter Wood zeroes in on the use of "diversity" to justify the racial preference regime on campus, and explains why the Supreme Court should abandon the diversity rationale entirely.

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August 4, 2015

Outrageous Valdosta State Case Has a Pretty Good Ending

George Leef

A Valdosta State University student's right to speech was recognized in a settlement. 

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November 26, 2014

"Teaching" Ferguson

Ashley Thorne

Faculty members and teachers use the grand jury's decision in the Ferguson case as an opportunity to advance the view that America is plagued by racism.

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September 29, 2014

Are Course Syllabi Covered by Copyright?

George Leef

George Leef argues that a syllabus should be a shared resource—not something kept under lock and key.

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November 19, 2013

A Serious Blow to Academic Freedom--No Outcry, Though

Peter Wood

The latest in the attacks on Mark Regnerus is a court decision that utterly undermines scholarly peer review.

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September 30, 2013

The Critical Question Involves “Critical Mass”

R. Lawrence Purdy

The Supreme Court fails to come to grips with "critical mass," an academic euphemism for unlawful quotas.

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December 12, 2012

Eastern Michigan University Settles with Expelled Counseling Student Julea Ward

Ashley Thorne

Eastern Michigan University will pay $75,000 to settle a suit brought by Julea Ward, a counseling student the university expelled because of her beliefs about homosexuality.

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November 26, 2012

Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Derails Dr. King's Dream

R. Lawrence Purdy

The repeal of Michigan's affirmative action ban shows inconsistency with the history of the civil rights movement.

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June 18, 2012

Free Speech Vindicated at University of Cincinnati

George W. Dent

Another university's restriction of free speech is judged unconstitutional.

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