October 24, 2011

Supreme Court May Revisit Racial Preferences

Ashley Thorne

NAS is a "friend of the court" in what could be a landmark case on the diversity rationale for racial preferences in college admissions. 

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October 24, 2011

An Eyewitness Recalls the UW Madison 'Mob' Incident

Ashley Thorne

What really happened during the student protest against the findings of the Center for Equal Opportunity? W. Lee Hansen, professor emeritus of economics at UW-Madison, documents what he observe......

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October 24, 2011

NYT Writer Observes That College Costs a Lot, But Students Learn Little

George Leef

While higher ed expenses and concomitant student debt loads have risen greatly, many students put in little effort to get B or better averages. 

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October 24, 2011

NAS Board Member Sandra Stotsky Testifies at TUSD Hearings

Ashley Thorne

Sandra Stotsky, author of Losing Our Language: How Multicultural Classroom Instruction Is Undermining Our Children

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October 24, 2011

Independent Scientists Publish Pre-Peer Review Findings, Say "Global Warming is Real"

Ashley Thorne

A non-partisan group called Berkeley Earth has released the results of new data analysis, finding "reliable evidence of a rise in the average world land temperature of approximately 1º Celsiu......

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October 24, 2011

Better Answers Required to Justify Holistic Admissions Process

W. Lee Hansen

After attending hearings discussing recent findings on racial preferences at UW-Madison, NAS member W. Lee Hansen extends his critique of the admissions process at the university.

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October 21, 2011

Sexual Harassment: Now the Bad News

Glenn Ricketts

Senator Pat Leahy of Vermont wants to amend the Violence Against Women Act - currently up for re-authorization - with a new provision that would codify the outrageous procedures mandated last Spring......

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October 21, 2011

Class Reunions

Peter Wood

Peter Wood reflects on life knowledge learned beyond the classroom.

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October 21, 2011

Collegiate Press Roundup

Glenn Ricketts

Student journalists opine about religion and politics, the benefits of vegetarianism, the political wisdom of Martin Luther King, Jr. and finding religion on a secular college campus.

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October 21, 2011

Scholars Join Brief to Supreme Court in Fisher v. University of Texas

NAS is a "friend of the court" in what could be a landmark case on the diversity rationale for racial preferences in college admissions.

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