April 6, 2015

Wall Street Journal Quotes the NAS's Sustainability Report

National Association of Scholars

In "Notable & Quotable," the Wall Street Journal quoted the NAS's "Sustainability: Higher Education’s New Fundamentalism" report.

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April 6, 2015

Stanley Fish Praises the NAS’s Sustainability Report

National Association of Scholars

Stanley Fish responds to the NAS's sustainability report. 

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April 3, 2015

Walden on Ice

Peter Wood

Peter Wood offers a fresh look at Henry David Thoreau's Walden. 

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April 2, 2015

APUSH Update: Lynne Cheney’s Return

Peter Wood

Lynne Cheney, leader of the 1990s opposition to politicized US history, comes out strongly against the new AP US History. 

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April 1, 2015

MOOCs - What You Need to Know About Them Now

Rachelle Peterson

MOOCs are complementing institutions with flexible professional courses, fulfilling predictions made a year and a half ago. 

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March 31, 2015

What Others Are Saying About NAS's Sustainability Report

National Association of Scholars

Since the launch of NAS's sustainability report, here's what writers, bloggers, and think tanks had to say about it.

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March 27, 2015

Peter Wood on Wall Street Journal Live

National Association of Scholars

NAS President Peter Wood and WSJ's Mary Kissel take viewers inside the new NAS report on the campus sustainability movement. 

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March 27, 2015

AP US History: FAQs

Glenn Ricketts

Answers to some common questions about the new APUSH standards.

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March 25, 2015

Sustainability: Higher Education's New Fundamentalism

Peter Wood

The first critical account of the sustainability movement in higher education.

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March 25, 2015

Sustainability FAQs

Peter Wood

The authors of the report Sustainability: Higher Education's New Fundamentalism answer frequently asked questions about sustainability and the NAS's positions.

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