January 5, 2011

10 Random Thoughts for the New Year

Jason Fertig

Ponderings and proposals for higher ed in 2011.

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January 4, 2011

Not a Coincidence

Glenn Ricketts

A veteran of many faculty searches thinks it's more than plausible -- having experienced first-hand the heavy breathing of administrators determined to "diversify" the faculty -- that minority h......

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January 4, 2011

The Box

David Clemens

Excited to receive the shipment from Dan Wyman Books, I ripped open the box only to feel revulsion.  Inside were old books related to the Holocaust and those who would deny its existence.

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January 4, 2011

Surfeits of Certitude

Peter Wood

Should we approach higher education with more skepticism?

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January 3, 2011

Arizona Embraces K-12 "Ignorance"

Glenn Ricketts

We thought it was reason to celebrate when Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed HB 2281 into law, mercifully eliminating a Chicano Studies curriculum - La Raza Studies, as it was also called. Today ho......

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January 3, 2011

Obama Does It Again

George Leef

Duke professor Cathy Davidson (a Gang of 88 member) appointed to the National Council on Humanities. 

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January 3, 2011

The College Debt Bubble on CNBC

Jason Fertig

A new documentary raises red flags about higher lending for higher learning in America.

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January 3, 2011

NAS Website 2010 Fact Sheet

Ashley Thorne

A report on NAS.org and other ways to stay current with our work for higher education reform.

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January 3, 2011

Estimated 40 Percent of Scientists Doubt Manmade Global Warming

S. Fred Singer said in an interview with the NAS that

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January 3, 2011

The Father of Global Warming Skepticism: An Interview with S Fred Singer

Ashley Thorne

The atmospheric physicist and leading scientific skeptic of anthropocentric global warming speaks out about his role in the climate change debate.

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