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November 22, 2013

DOE's Sexual Harassment Guidelines Not a "Blueprint" for All Colleges

Ashley Thorne

A letter from the new head of the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights indicates that the Office may be moving away from its earlier unconstitutional policies on university disciplin......

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November 22, 2013

Test Your Knowledge: Hobgoblins and Consistency

Peter Wood

As we enter the last month of the semester, it's almost time for final exams. Here's a literature one for you, written by NAS president Peter Wood.

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November 21, 2013

Jobs at NAS

National Association of Scholars

NAS seeks to hire two research fellows and two office interns. Contact us to learn more and apply.

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November 20, 2013

MOOC Course Correction

Rachelle Peterson

Sebastian Thrun, the founder of Udacity, thinks MOOCs have failed to reach their target audience and need to switch their focus to teaching technical skills. 

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November 20, 2013

Desperate Attempt at Keeping the College Bubble Inflated

George Leef

George Leef argues that the messages in the College Board's 2013 report "College Pays" don't fit well with the evidence that large numbers of students are rethinking the value of a coll......

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