April 20, 2012

Student Editors Weigh In On OWS, Sustainability, Other Issues

Glenn Ricketts

Student press corps regulars size the Occupy Wall Street movement and other current issues.

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April 20, 2012

What, If Anything, To Do About Tenure?

George Leef

Tenure should be left to "bottom-up" decision processes.

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April 19, 2012

U Cal President Yudof Responds to CAS Report, CAS Leaders Reply

Glenn Ricketts

The recent NAS report, "A Crisis of Competence, " evoked comment from the head of the University of California system, to which the CAS authors of the report replied

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April 19, 2012

U California President Yudof Says Political Advocacy Is a Problem

Ashley Thorne

At a press conference UC president Mark Yudof declared his commitment to ideology-free education. Charles Geshekter of the Caliofornia Association of Scholars asked him to say so in a memo to the UC......

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April 19, 2012

Capitalism and Western Civilization: Social Darwinism

William H. Young

William Young discusses the reputation and reality of Social Darwinism's influence on business practices.

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April 18, 2012

College Pays! -- Don't Bank on It

George Leef

Students should not leap to the conclusion that a college degree will be worth the cost.

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April 18, 2012

How to Comment

Peter Wood

Peter Wood suggests ways to improve the quality of comments posted to online articles.

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April 17, 2012

Georgia State U Prof Promises Extra Credit for Political Lobbying

Ashley Thorne

Two videos give a window into the academic-credit-for-activism culture in contemporary higher education.

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April 17, 2012

Peter Wood: Has Science Become Politicized?

Ashley Thorne

NAS president Peter Wood discusses academic standards for science and the consequences that result when science becomes tainted by political bias.

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April 16, 2012

Ed Rauchut Remembered

Steve Balch

NAS remembers Ed Rauchut: memorable teacher, productive scholar, academic entrepreneur, devoted father, and absolutely genuine man.

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