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March 4, 2011

Study Shows Many States Fail in U.S. History Standards

Ashley Thorne

Where do states set the bar for teaching American history in K-12? Is the curriculum accurate, chronological, and clear? The Fordham Institute reports.

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March 4, 2011

Editor Accused of Libel Wins in Paris Court: Victory for Academic Freedom

Ashley Thorne

The progress of ideas was vindicated in a decision in favor of an academic journal editor who published a book review that the book's author found unflattering.

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March 4, 2011

Collegiate Press Roundup

Glenn Ricketts

This week's student columnists complain about meatless Mondays and consider the limits of First Amendment freedoms and innovative pedagogy in Human Sexuality courses.

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March 3, 2011

Donald Downs on the Battle in Madison

George Leef

University of Wisconsin professor Donald Downs (author of the excellent book Restoring Free Speech and Liberty on Campus) has an essay on Minding the Campus in which he discusses the battle taking p......

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March 3, 2011

Higher Education's Role in Coarsening Popular American Tastes

Peter Wood

Peter Wood has an interesting couple of articles on the Chronicle's Innovations blog this week. He compares Lily Bart, a fictional character in the 1905 novel The House of Mirth with Lady Gaga and......

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