October 27, 2014

Letter to Miami University President: Praise for Inviting George Will

Peter Wood

NAS president Peter Wood wrote a letter to Dr. David C. Hodge, president of Miami University, commending him for his decision to invite George Will to speak on campus. 

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October 27, 2014

Stanley Fish's Postmodern Take on Academic Freedom

Peter Wood

NAS president Peter Wood reviews Stanley Fish's latest book, Versions of Academic Freedom.

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October 24, 2014

Revisiting the Classics: Rereading William Faulkner's Go Down Moses

Glynn Custred

Glynn Custred, Professor of Anthropology at California State University East Bay, reviews William Faulkner's Go Down Moses.

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October 23, 2014

Beach Books and Blind Dates

Ashley Thorne

NAS Executive Director Ashley Thorne writes on colleges that lower the bar for incoming students

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October 22, 2014

Letter to Scripps College President: Re-Invite George Will

Peter Wood

NAS president Peter Wood urges Scripps College president Lori Bettison-Varga to re-invite George Will to speak on campus.

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October 21, 2014

Lite Lit for College Comers, Study Finds

National Association of Scholars

PRESS RELEASE: The National Association of Scholars (NAS) has released Beach Books 2013-2014, its fourth annual study of common reading programs at American colleges and universities.

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October 21, 2014

Beach Books: 2013-2014

Peter Wood

A report on the books assigned in 2013-2014 as "common reading."

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October 21, 2014

Letter to Scripps Trustees: Re-Invite George Will

Peter Wood

NAS president Peter Wood urges Scripps College trustees to re-invite George Will to speak on campus.

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October 17, 2014

Aspiring Adults Adrift

George Leef

George Leef reviews a new book by Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa, authors of Academically Adrift.

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October 16, 2014

Debate Between Peter Wood and Sol Stern at St. Francis College: Monday, October 20

National Association of Scholars

Peter Wood and Sol Stern will debate the Common Core at St. Francis College on Monday, October 20.

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