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September 17, 2008

Dis-honoring Yeshiva

Peter Wood

Yeshiva ousted James Otteson, who had just been hired to found and direct the university's academic honors program. Rumor has it that his pseudonymous blog was what turned the Yeshiva administrati......

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September 16, 2008

"Hurray! We Got Noticed!" ACPA's Response to NAS Residence Life Statement

Peter Wood

The American College Personnel Association responded to NAS's statement Rebuilding Campus Community: The Wrong Imperative by reaffirming its 1994 document, the Student Learning Imperative and "s......

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September 15, 2008

Disruption: Advising the Next President

Peter Wood

Experts predict global trends of the future and academics give advice to the future U.S. president, but what will become of higher education?

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September 12, 2008

NAS Cheers "Enduring Questions"

Ashley Thorne

NAS hails with appreciation the announcement of the National Endowment for the Humanities' new "Enduring Questions" program.

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