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November 1, 2011

BEST and Not Even Second Best on Global Warming

Peter Wood

While Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature's new study on global warming showcases disinterested inquiry at its best, Peter Wood examines whether the media coverage of these findings has managed t......

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November 1, 2011

Check Out This Alternative to College

Charlotte Allen

As larger numbers of unprepared students head for college and leave without completing a degree, Charlotte Allen describes an educational response that may provide a viable alternative.

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October 31, 2011

Good News! Drinking, Hooking Up, Still Thriving at Catholic U.

Glenn Ricketts

At least, that's the tone of this article that's in today's IHE. Although the author of the piece, Elizabeth Murphy, notes that opinion on CUA's campus is split 50/50 on the issue, s......

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October 31, 2011

Where is the Threat to "Academic Freedom"?

George Leef

My first response to the sleazy New Yorker hit piece by Jane Mayer on Art Pope (and spilling over onto the Pope Center) drew a reply from John Wilson on the AAUP’s blog. In today’s Pope......

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October 31, 2011

Lessons from Our Upgrade to a Non-Tenure University

Douglas Campbell

Two professors contrast employment with a tenure system to employment without it.

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