December 4, 2008

NAS Confers, Hell Stirs

Peter Wood

As the time for our conference approaches(Washington, DC, Jan. 9-11), some may hear of it and tremble...

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December 4, 2008

Peer at the Rear

Ashley Thorne

Satire on the professor-student relationship

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December 3, 2008

Rocket Science

Peter Wood

NAS pays homage to an inventor

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December 2, 2008

Holiday Conquest

Ashley Thorne

Lessons from the "educational" board game

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December 1, 2008

Extra-Curricular Updike

Peter Wood

Should college students read novels by contemporary author John Updike?

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December 1, 2008

The College Backgrounds of America's Leading Syndicated Columnists

Tom Wood

Journalism's roots in higher education remind us of the university's role in public society.

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November 26, 2008

NAS Renews Its Call to Make Accreditation Contingent on Fair Hiring

Today NAS urged ACCJC once again to take action to ensure that Santa Rosa Junior College is not violating Proposition 209.

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November 26, 2008

Chocolate Rage

Peter Wood

New anger in America sets cultural trends, writes NAS Executive Director Peter Wood.

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November 25, 2008

Recommendations for NASW

A letter to the key social work organization calls upon its new president to make changes to protect students.

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November 21, 2008

The College Backgrounds of America's Leading Newspaper Opinion Columnists

Tom Wood

A look at how higher education has influenced the analysts and inscribers of American public opinion.

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