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June 3, 2010

Collegiate Press Roundup 6-3-10

Glenn Ricketts

Student journalists this week write about senior reflections, Teach for America, the line between the offensive and the satirical, reverse racism and the new health care law.

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June 2, 2010

Who Should Go to College?

Glenn Ricketts

That question seems to be on the minds of many higher education watchers these days, and there's an interesting round-table discussion of it over at today's Chronicle of Higher Education. As......

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May 28, 2010

Science Gets Gender Equity

Glenn Ricketts

As the House of Representatives approaches a vote on the America Competes Reathorization Act, our long-time friend Christina Sommers takes note of an obscure section tucked deeply within the bill wh......

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May 27, 2010

The Man in the Moon: A Memory from the NAS Conference

David Clemens

In 2009, ten days before the inauguration, I was in Washington for the NAS conference but had decided to stay near the National Mall at the ritzy Hay-Adams across from the White House.  With Bl......

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May 27, 2010

NAS Member Publications

Ashley Thorne

A sampling of some NAS members' work this year.

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