October 1, 2010
Peter Wood takes on this question in "Nouveau Relativism in Academe": What is the proper status of “opinion” in the university, as opposed to fact, established knowledge, theory,......
October 1, 2010
NAS board member Christina Jeffrey spoke on behalf of the NAS at the Summit. Here's her report on parents' and colleges' frustrations, the state governor's composure, and a bureaucra......
September 30, 2010
Good news for those who have eagerly awaited academe’s considered responses to last summer’s Gulf oil spill. And even better news for those who have been eagerly awaiting how the D......
September 30, 2010
NAS contributing author Jason Fertig rejoiced when he read a student's essay on the meaning of diversity and how it contributes to organizations' success. She wrote that diversity should req......
September 30, 2010
Scott Carlson, a blog author for the Chronicle of Higher Education, has a dogmatic article on college bottled-water bans. Here's the comment I posted on it: I wrote about the anti-bot......
