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June 30, 2009

PC Gadflies Chide Their Own

Ashley Thorne

Blogging professors urge fellow academics to update their commitment to identity politics and sustainability.

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June 30, 2009

Educational Jargon Generator...No Comment

Ashley Thorne

Amaze your education colleagues with randomly assembled education phrases such as "Let's mesh mission-critical higher-order thinking!"

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June 30, 2009

Introducing ASMEA

Ashley Thorne

A new organization, the Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa, upholds reasoned inquiry and the pursuit of the truth.

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June 29, 2009

What Does Ricci Mean for Higher Ed?

Peter Wood

What principles about racial discrimination can we take from the case of the firefighters in New Haven?

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June 29, 2009

Old Ills, New Remedies: A Conversation with Diane Auer Jones

Carol Iannone

This interview appeared in the "Case Studies in Academic Maladies" issue of Academic Questions (vol. 22, no. 3)

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