July 17, 2009

Online Education: Off Base?

Glenn Ricketts

"Evidence" on value of distance ed doesn't convince everyone.

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July 16, 2009

A Safer Way to Squander

Ashley Thorne

President Obama announces the American Graduation Initiative, a $12 billion dollar fund for community colleges.

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July 15, 2009

Smell of Books

Ashley Thorne

In the age of the Kindle, Google Books, the iPhone, and audio books, have we lost something precious now that we can't smell what we read?

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July 10, 2009

NAS Website Brings the Facts to Light

Ashley Thorne

With the transformation of our website over the last year, we feel a bit as if we have emerged from a gloomy June into a warm sunny day.

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July 10, 2009

Woven Into the Fabric...No Comment

Ashley Thorne

"Approach sustainability as an issue woven into the fabric of every university, rather than as a passing fad."

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July 9, 2009

1% for Propaganda

Ashley Thorne

College presidents ask the Senate to help support sustainability education.

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July 8, 2009

Chastening Churchill: The Justice of Judge Naves

Peter Wood

Why academic freedom is not a defense for Ward Churchill.

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July 6, 2009

Selling Merit Down the River

Russell K. Nieli

NAS presents a major review essay on the third "River" book supporting racial preferences.

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