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December 16, 2009

Hetero Huh?

Ashley Thorne

What is 'heteronormativity' anyway?

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December 15, 2009

Penn State Seeks "A Rapid Shift in Mindset" Toward Sustainability

Ashley Thorne

Should sustainability be a "defining feature" of higher education? I examine the sustaina-zeal at Penn State U in a recent NAS.org article. It sounds as if sustainabullies are ready to invade e......

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December 15, 2009

News Flash: Google Allows Full Search Function for Climategate

Glenn Ricketts

I'm happy to report that Google is now allowing its suggestion function to accomodate searches for Climategate. Recall that I posted last week in reference to the very strange absence of this se......

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December 15, 2009

Pas Possible: Discrimination - Against Girls?

Candace de Russy

Kudos to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights for raising an issue that the higher education establishment would rather keep buried. The commission's latest inquiry involves suspected gender......

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December 15, 2009

Guided by a Red Star: Ed Schools Bring Frankincense to the Cradle of Marxism

Ashley Thorne

A journal of Marxism and critical pedagogy erodes the distinction between classrooms and class struggle.

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