February 16, 2010

Calling the Kettle Black

Ashley Thorne

A Columbia professor calls global warming skepticism “scare tactics” and “propaganda.”

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February 16, 2010

Character Lessons: What We Can Learn From the Huntsville Killings

Peter Wood

The murders at the University of Alabama at Huntsville evince a dire need for universities to shape the character, not just the ability, of intellectually gifted individuals.

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February 16, 2010

Fear Factory: Sexual Harassment and the Rights of the Accused

Jonathan Bean

Our Illinois affiliate president weighs in on the wacky world of sexual harassment codes on college campuses.

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February 15, 2010

College Math Ain't What It Oughtta Be

George Leef

In today's Pope Center article, Professor Robert Blumenthal of Georgia College and State University argues that the mathematics requirement at most colleges and universities these days is just a......

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February 12, 2010

Happy Academic Freedom Day!

Ashley Thorne

Today is Charles Darwin's birthday, and the Intelligent Design community has declared a national Academic Freedom Day in his honor. The Discovery Institute think tank sponsors the Day, enco......

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February 12, 2010

Sexual Harassment Again?

Glenn Ricketts

The title may be a bit misleading, since we've never suggested that genuine harrassment isn't something that needs to be dealt with swiftly and forcefully. But we've also had major probl......

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February 12, 2010

Prof. Bertonneau Responds Again

George Leef

          Apropos of the comments made on his second Pope Center piece, Tom has asked me to post this response: My respondent writes: “‘......

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February 12, 2010

Bertonneau on the Connection between Culture and Memory

George Leef

In the third of a series of articles for the Pope Center, Tom Bertonneau examines the connection between culture and memory. He finds that among today's college students, that connection is peri......

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February 11, 2010

UC Irvine, Terminally Ill with Prejudice?

Candace de Russy

The rabid, hateful tenor of the recent, well-orchestrated verbal attack by Muslim students on Israel's gracious ambassador, Michael Oren, is painful to behold for those of us love higher ed......

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February 11, 2010

Upcoming New York Association of Scholars Event

Ashley Thorne

THE NEW YORK ASSOCIATION OF SCHOLARS THE CUNY ASSOCIATION OF SCHOLARS INVITE YOU TO ATTEND OUR FIRST EVENT OF 2010 James Piereson will discuss Reflections on the Kennedy Era James Pieres......

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