October 22, 2010

The Inscrutable Americans

John Rosenberg

Chinese scholars have it right when they equate "American diversity with chaos."

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October 22, 2010

A Voice from the Front Lines of the High School English Classroom

A reader offers constructive suggestions and deepens our understanding of the reasons high school teachers don’t (and can’t) assign research papers.

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October 21, 2010

NAS Scoops NY Post

Ashley Thorne

Thanks to a tip from our CUNY affiliate, NAS published an article exposing the gaffe of a Brooklyn College faculty member, Jocelyn Wills, who wrote in an email, "Please spread the word among your co......

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October 21, 2010

Censored Study Unearthed - Why Teachers Don't Assign Research Papers

Ashley Thorne

The NAS has published a long-buried study on the state of the history research paper in American high schools. The 2002 study sponsored by The Concord Review (TCR) went unpublished when its benefact......

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October 21, 2010

Diversity Rejects Its White Enthusiasts

Ashley Thorne

"Being white and straight, I felt doubly cursed with a dearth of fascinating material. What story could I tell to prove my worth?" One woman's college experience provides a glimpse at how the dive......

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October 20, 2010

Come to the 'Marxism in America' Conference in D.C. Tomorrow

Mary Grabar

While Bill Ayers’ colleagues may be fussing about the denial of his emeritus status, America’s Survival will be sponsoring a conference that will include former FBI informant, Larry Grat......

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October 20, 2010

Scholarship Opportunities for Grad and Undergrad Students

Keri Anderson

IHS is offering up to $15,000 for academic research that explores the principles, practices, and institutions necessary to a free society.

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October 19, 2010

Trick or Vote

Ashley Thorne

Among my sustainability emails today is a message from the Energy Action Coalition ("the hub of the youth climate movement") encouraging people to "scare big oil" this Halloween by organizing Tri......

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October 19, 2010

Reading Pages, Reading Screens

Ashley Thorne

NAS published articles on both sides of the debate over the future of reading. One held up the merits of traditional books and asserted that we have much to lose as human beings if we abandon the pr......

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October 19, 2010

A Kindled Spirit

Jason Fertig

An argument in defense of eReaders: they aren't killing books or our attention spans.

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A Portrait of Claireve Grandjouan

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The Academic's Roadmap

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Ohio Northern University gnaws its teeth with an appetite for vindictive lawfare....

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Where Did We Get the Idea That Only White People Can Be Racist?

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Ask a Scholar: What is the True Definition of Latino?

What does it mean to be Latino? Are only Latin American people Latino, or does the term apply to anyone whose language derived from Latin?...