October 6, 2011

Individual Responsibility and Western Civilization

William H. Young

William Young examines the concept of individual responsibility in Western Civilization, and argues for its revival in contemporary America.

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October 6, 2011

"Higher Education Bubble" AQ Issue in Print

Peter Wood

The fall 2011 issue of Academic Questions asks, "Is there a bubble in higher education?"

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October 5, 2011

FIRE Wins Major Free Speech Victory at UW/Stout

Glenn Ricketts

The news about free speech and free expression on college campuses these days is often depressing, but today, there's some good news, thanks to our friends at FIRE who've persuaded the UW/St......

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October 5, 2011

Why I Might Stop Assigning Essays

Jason Fertig

Jason Fertig weighs the importance of teaching students to write against the other demands on faculty members' time.

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October 4, 2011

What We Pay Academics to Do

George Leef

View the announcement distributed for a call for papers for "THE ART OF GENDER IN EVERYDAY LIFE IX" conference.

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October 4, 2011

Professor Cronon Email Investigation Seems to Turn Up Empty

Ashley Thorne

In March the deputy executive director of the Wisconsin Republican Party filed an Open Records Law request to see emails from University of Wisconsin history professor William Cronon's universit......

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October 4, 2011

Berkeley Students' Bake Sale No Piece of Cake

Glenn Ricketts

Judging by the UCal Berkeley administration's nuke 'em reaction, you might have thought that the Ku Klux Klan had staged a rally on campus, rather than a symbolic bake sale by college Republ......

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October 4, 2011

Sustainability News

Ashley Thorne

A university grades students on their energy use; a president announces that “sustainability defines” her institution.

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October 3, 2011

More on the Mind of a Diversity Officer

Glenn Ricketts

Last week, we posted John Rosenberg's piece commenting on the first full-time "diversity officer," one William B. Harvey, who was interviewed in CHE, and who is now dean of the education school......

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October 3, 2011

Evan Maloney: How Colleges Try to Indoctrinate U

Andy Nash

The maker of the documentary Indoctrinate U offers a window into the double standards of the politically correct campus.

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