May 12, 2014

California Association of Scholars Conference in June

National Association of Scholars

The California Association of Scholars will co-host a conference, "Failing Grades: The Crisis in Teaching on our University Campuses."

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May 12, 2014

Study Finds Poetry Slighted in Common Core English Standards

Sandra Stotsky

Significant overall reduction in time spent on classic literary texts will make it difficult to give poetry the prominence it deserves.

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May 9, 2014

Course Correction: It’s Time for UT-Austin’s President to Step Down

Publius Audax

A faculty member at the University of Texas at Austin calls on the president of the university to step down. 

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May 9, 2014

New Book: End of Academic Freedom

National Association of Scholars

Three scholars have written a new book that identifies the forces that are subverting higher education's mission.

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May 8, 2014

Sustainability’s Latest Pulpit

Rachelle Peterson

The advocacy organization Second Nature launches a new signatory initiative, the Alliance for Resilient Campuses. 

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May 8, 2014

Forget Google, Memorize Poems

Peter Wood

Peter Wood writes on the joys and on the transformational power of poetry memorization.

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May 5, 2014

Sonia, What Happened?

George W. Dent

Sonia Sotomayor's impassioned dissent in Schuette v. BAMN seems to contradict views she expressed in her memoir, My Beloved Land.

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May 2, 2014

Food Justice Programs Popping Up Like Mushrooms

Marilee Turscak

Over the past two decades, food-related courses and food justice programs have become a hot trend in academia.

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May 2, 2014

Prager U: The Middle East Problem

Jason Fertig

Best-selling author, columnist, and nationally syndicated radio host Dennis Prager provides a quick, entertaining, and thoughtful explanation of the Middle Eastern conflict.

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May 1, 2014

Presidential Searches

National Association of Scholars

PRESS RELEASE: Commitment to "Intellectual Diversity" top choice for new college presidents, says NAS.

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