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December 21, 2011

Event: NY Affiliate to Host Lecture by Jonathan Brent

Kate Hamilton

The New York Association of Scholars and the CUNY Association Scholars will have Jonathan Brent speak on "Soviet Archives and the Struggle for Truth in History" as their first event of 2012.

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December 21, 2011

Free Speech Zoned Out at Drake University

Glenn Ricketts

Free speech seems to be ever more unpopular on college campuses these days, where it’s increasingly regarded as an unwelcome nuisance. The administration at Drake University have decided that......

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December 20, 2011

Court of Appeals Fails to Defend Freedom of Speech in Counseling Profession

A panel of three judges has ruled that Christian beliefs about homosexuality disqualified a student from pursuing a degree in counseling.

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December 20, 2011

The Many Problems of Online Education

J.M. Anderson

Online courses are very popular with students, and have the enthusiastic endorsement of senior academic administrators. The only problem, says J.M. Anderson, is that the students aren't learning......

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December 19, 2011

The Presidential Candidates' Higher Ed Policies

Ashley Thorne

At the Pope Center, Jenna Ashley Robinson has a helpful roundup of the Republican presidential candidates' stated higher education policies. 

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