April 9, 2012

How to Ask a Question

Peter Wood

Peter Wood offers advice to students and academics on how to ask questions at public events.

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April 6, 2012

Health Care Debate, Political Issues, Engage Student Press Writers

Glenn Ricketts

Student journalists weigh in on health care, presidential politics and other issues

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April 5, 2012

Capitalism and Western Civilization: Education

William H. Young

William Young examines the state of contemporary education and finds it wanting

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April 4, 2012

Stopping the Rot

Victor Stepien

Australia's leading intellectual journal published this review of the anthology The Politically Correct University, which includes chapters by NAS leaders Peter Wood and Steve Balch.

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April 4, 2012

Final Edit: Irving Louis Horowitz, 1929-2012

Peter Wood

Peter Wood remembers Irving Louis Horowitz, founding publisher of Academic Questions and intellectual warrior.

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April 4, 2012

The Ugly Politicization of the University of California

George Leef

The recent NAS report on politicization in the UC system is right on target.

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April 3, 2012

Remediating America: On the Consultations of FSG

Peter Wood

Peter Wood observes that the call for extraordinary efforts to improve community college degree-completion rates might benefit consultants more than students.

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April 3, 2012

Room on the Bookshelf for Contemporary Tragedy

Ashley Chandler

Ashley Chandler appreciates the book The Hunger Games for what it offers contemporary readers and suggests it has a legitimate place alongside more "classic" literature.

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