June 11, 2008

If I Ran the Zoo

What would you do if you ran the university zoo? NAS presents a series of opinions on the ideal portrait of the higher education menagerie.

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June 10, 2008

A Real Page-Turner: The Kindle

Ashley Thorne

Amazon's electronic books-on-tablet device stirs literary embers at NAS.

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June 6, 2008

Coercing the Conscience: New Examples of the Reign of Intolerance in Schools of Social Work

Glenn Ricketts

We're seeing more of the scandal of social work iceberg. Two students' case have come to light, showing once again how social work programs disregard students' personal convictions.

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June 6, 2008

Tap Dancers: Bottled Water and College Students

Ashley Thorne

Sustainability's latest wave on college campuses: ban the bottle, drink tap.

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June 5, 2008

Save It or Scrap It?

Peter Wood

Come the next presidency, what's to be done with No Child Left Behind?

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June 4, 2008

Wartime Thrift

Ashley Thorne

Book review: a British architect weighs in on the sustainability movement's anti-progress gospel.

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June 3, 2008

Virtuoso Violinists Beware Texas

Peter Wood

Texas, in the quest for diversity, tries to balance affirmative action and the top ten percent rule in college admissions.

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May 27, 2008

Political Correctness in the Science Classroom

Noretta Koertge

We are pleased to be the first to publish the following essay by Noretta Koertge, Professor emeritus in History & Philosophy of Science at Indiana University. Koertge drafted this article for and......

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The Looming Irrelevance of Middle East Study Centers

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Lee Zeldin Should Reform EPA Science Policy

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NAS Welcomes Administrator McMahon's Nomination to Serve as Education Secretary

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May 15, 2015

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Where Did We Get the Idea That Only White People Can Be Racist?

A look at the double standard that has arisen regarding racism, illustrated recently by the reaction to a black professor's biased comments on Twitter....

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Ask a Scholar: What is the True Definition of Latino?

What does it mean to be Latino? Are only Latin American people Latino, or does the term apply to anyone whose language derived from Latin?...

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10 Reasons Not to Go to College

A sampling of arguments for the idea that college may not be for everyone....