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March 11, 2010

Disparate Impact and Higher Education: Here Comes the DOE

Glenn Ricketts

Since the 1971 Supreme Court case Griggs v. Duke Power Company, employers have been held liable for using hiring tests on which minorities perform worse than non-minorities. The liability may become g......

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March 11, 2010

The Liberal Arts Belong in Liberal Democracy: A Response to Martha Nussbaum

Keith Whitaker

Nussbaum’s apparent defense of the liberal arts turns out to be just another rallying cry for diversity and socialism. But the liberal arts should give citizens the knowledge to understand the w......

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March 10, 2010

NAS Members, Are You Getting AQ on Time?

Ashley Thorne

Cross posted from www.NAS.org NAS members, have you been getting your issues of Academic Questions on time? We have received some complaints from members who did not get issues or who have receiv......

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March 10, 2010

10 Myths That the University Doesn't Let Die

Ashley Thorne

At the Pope Center, Jay Schalin has a great article listing 10  discredited ideas propagated by colleges and universities. He says academics "tend to live in a theoretical universe, while......

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March 10, 2010

Obama-Care Meets Obama-Ed

Peter Wood

The health care bill isn't the only government takeover Obama is seeking to pass through "reconciliation." He's also looking to take control of the student loan industry.

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