January 30, 2013

A Voluntary Core Curriculum Grows at Emory

George Leef

Harvey Klehr writes for the Pope Center on Emory's Democracy and Citizenship program that helps students choose a broad, traditional education.

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January 28, 2013

The Obsession with Social History

Richard Pells

Richard Pells, a historian who taught for 40 years at the University of Texas, says the report's main arguments are largely true.

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January 28, 2013

The "Affirmative Action" Colleges Really Need

George Leef

Robert Weissberg writes for the Pope Center on how students can encourage good teaching and discourage bad teaching through operant conditioning.

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January 24, 2013

Social Justice and Human Nature

William H. Young

William Young explores contrasting views of human nature and their implications for public policy.

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January 23, 2013

"Fixing" UNC's African American Studies Department

George Leef

Jay Schalin writes for the Pope Center on UNC's new hire.

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January 23, 2013

Making College Right

PRESS RELEASE: The National Association of Scholars (NAS) has published a new book proposing remedies to key problems in American higher education.

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January 23, 2013

Ranking Colleges

William Casement

This chapter is an excerpt from William Casement's new book Making College Right, published by the National Association of Scholars.

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January 22, 2013

Censorship and Other Troubles at Counselors for Social Justice

Robert C. Hunsaker

Robert Hunsaker finds that social justice counseling means that a certain political orientation is required.

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January 18, 2013

Response to Professor Neuberger on Recasting History

Peter Wood

NAS president Peter Wood responds to a mischaracterization of NAS's report on U.S. history courses at the University of Texas and Texas A&M University.

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January 18, 2013

Don’t Know Much About History: Colleges Teach History with Politics Left Out

Jonathan Bean

Jonathan Bean responds to NAS's recent report on Two Texas Universities' U.S. History Courses. He's not optimistic about history education.

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