April 8, 2015

Dear Educators: “Privilege” Is Theory, Not Fact

Joshua Daniel Phillips

While the idea of "privilege" has been rising in popularity on college campuses, open debates and robust discussion about the topic have not. 

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April 7, 2015

Academic Freedom at U Chicago and Princeton

Robert P. George

NAS board of advisors member Robert P. George applauds two universities for embracing academic freedom. 

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April 7, 2015

“Whiteness Studies” and Campus Activism

Dan Kemp

Emerging “whiteness” courses are often connected to political purposes. 

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April 7, 2015

Academic Social Science and Scientific Literacy

William H. Young

William Young examines the misunderstanding and misuse of scientific concepts by academic social scientists.

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April 6, 2015

Wall Street Journal Quotes the NAS's Sustainability Report

National Association of Scholars

In "Notable & Quotable," the Wall Street Journal quoted the NAS's "Sustainability: Higher Education’s New Fundamentalism" report.

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April 6, 2015

Stanley Fish Praises the NAS’s Sustainability Report

National Association of Scholars

Stanley Fish responds to the NAS's sustainability report. 

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April 3, 2015

Walden on Ice

Peter Wood

Peter Wood offers a fresh look at Henry David Thoreau's Walden. 

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April 2, 2015

APUSH Update: Lynne Cheney’s Return

Peter Wood

Lynne Cheney, leader of the 1990s opposition to politicized US history, comes out strongly against the new AP US History. 

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April 1, 2015

MOOCs - What You Need to Know About Them Now

Rachelle Peterson

MOOCs are complementing institutions with flexible professional courses, fulfilling predictions made a year and a half ago. 

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March 31, 2015

What Others Are Saying About NAS's Sustainability Report

National Association of Scholars

Since the launch of NAS's sustainability report, here's what writers, bloggers, and think tanks had to say about it.

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