March 10, 2010

NAS Members, Are You Getting AQ on Time?

Ashley Thorne

Cross posted from www.NAS.org NAS members, have you been getting your issues of Academic Questions on time? We have received some complaints from members who did not get issues or who have receiv......

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March 10, 2010

10 Myths That the University Doesn't Let Die

Ashley Thorne

At the Pope Center, Jay Schalin has a great article listing 10  discredited ideas propagated by colleges and universities. He says academics "tend to live in a theoretical universe, while......

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March 10, 2010

Obama-Care Meets Obama-Ed

Peter Wood

The health care bill isn't the only government takeover Obama is seeking to pass through "reconciliation." He's also looking to take control of the student loan industry.

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March 10, 2010

Expanding Enrollments, Declining Standards: American Higher Ed Prepares to Take the Plunge

Peter Wood

Do we really want to do to higher education what we have to K-12 education? We might achieve the hollow boast of the most college-credentialed citizenry in the world who also happen to be among the......

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March 10, 2010

Is NAS Anti-Science? A Reply to a Critic

Peter Wood

NAS responds to accusations leveled at our article on Al Gore and global warming science.

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March 9, 2010

Reply to Bruff

David Clemens

Dr. Derek Bruff takes issue with my satire on the use of clickers (“The Data-Driven Classroom,” March 3, 2010).  His comments, professional and sincere, are also provocative at a ti......

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March 9, 2010

Fewer Administrators Than Faculty Members Saw Pay Cuts Last Year

Ashley Thorne

So reports Robert Shibley at FIRE. He writes: [T]his serves as evidence that the emphasis of the modern university seems more and more to be on regulating students (not just their behavior, but th......

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March 9, 2010

Support an NAS Intern, Revive Our Colleges

Ashley Thorne

Check out our new Facebook Causes page to raise funds for an NAS intern! http://apps.facebook.com/causes/457667/13839634 Please consider joining the cause and donating as you are able. We'd love......

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March 9, 2010

Harvard Feminists Come Out

Glenn Ricketts

It's Women's History Month, and performances of Vagina Monologues seem to be ubiquitous, as we endeavor to advance the cause of women in the higher learning. Based on the content I've se......

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March 9, 2010

California High School Compelled Students to Protest

Ashley Thorne

At Oceana High, all students were to join in the March 4 activism, to the loss of an entire day of education.

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