October 22, 2008

Ask a Scholar

Peter Wood

Have you ever wondered whether science fiction is literature? Or whether Russia is part of 'the West'? Now is your chance to ask a scholar!

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October 17, 2008

New NAS Affiliate in Arkansas

Sandra Stotsky

The National Association of Scholars is proud to announce the inception of a new affiliate for the state of Arkansas.

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October 16, 2008

Tunnel Vision

Ashley Thorne

This week, while haunted houses thrilled some, dark tunnels of oppression channeled others through

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October 16, 2008

Weighing the Evidence: New Studies on Racial Preferences at Three Universities

Glenn Ricketts

NAS affiliates helped the Center for Equal Opportunity document discrimination in law school admissions.

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October 15, 2008

Deactivated

Peter Wood

A professor at Carroll University is disappointed when she tries to teach students to be activists.

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October 14, 2008

Hypergelasts

Peter Wood

Are you ever hangry? Do you ever blamestorm? Then expiscate some new words with us.

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October 10, 2008

Hiring Discrimination and Quotas at OSU?

George W. Dent

A statement from the Ohio Association of Scholars about the "Comprehensive Equity" program at OSU, which seeks to increase the number of women appointed to faculty positions in the sciences.

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October 10, 2008

LSU Campaign Retreats to its "Safe Space"

Ashley Thorne

What's with the purple stickers on faculty members' office doors?

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October 9, 2008

Making Allowances

Ashley Thorne

Want to keep students on the track to academic success? Pay them!

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October 9, 2008

Circling Arizona: Mission Creep at a State University

Steven Anderson

An ASU-sponsored research center studies minority health disparities.

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