December 9, 2010

Radio: Sustainability in Higher Education

Ashley Thorne

NAS speaks out about the ideological character of the sustainability movement.

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December 9, 2010

The American Academy for Liberal Education and Leviathan

Steve Balch

How the federal government threatens the future of the sole voice representing traditional liberal education among accrediting agencies.

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December 8, 2010

Culture and the NY Times

Daniel Asia

I am aware that I am getting older, and therefore have less patience. But is it really that important where I or you were when John Lennon died? Thirty years after his untimely death this still seem......

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December 8, 2010

Kaplan Job Cuts - First Indication of the Burst?

Ashley Thorne

Chicago Business reports Kaplan Higher Education’s announcement that it is cutting a total of about 770 jobs. This may be nothing, but it may also not be -- is this the first indication that t......

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December 8, 2010

It's OK to Offend: The Wesleyan Bake Sale and the Word "Racist"

Ashley Thorne

Peter Wood has published a new article at the Chronicle of Higher Education's Innovations Blog, "Racism at Wesleyan?" In it he reviews the recent controversy over an affirmative a......

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December 8, 2010

Congratulations, King Banaian!

Ashley Thorne

Cross-posted from NAS.org  Congratulations to King Banaian, who was elected in a close race to the Minnesota House of Representatives. On Election Day he was ten votes ahead of his op......

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December 8, 2010

Delete Science from Anthropology?

Ashley Thorne

Last week Peter Wood, by discipline an anthropologist, was one of the first to analyze the implications of the American Anthropological Association's proposal to define "science" out of ant......

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December 8, 2010

An English Professor Who Understands Austrian Malinvestment Theory

George Leef

In this week's Pope Center Clarion Call, Troy Camplin discusses his rather unsatisfactory experience as a Ph.D. who can only obtain adjunct teaching positions. He sees his situation (staying at......

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December 8, 2010

Graduation Rate Fuzzy Math

Jason Fertig

What do graduation rates really tell us?

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December 8, 2010

"Educating for Wholeness, Social Justice and Liberation"...No Comment

Ashley Thorne

A CSU-Chico faculty book club will read a book by an Iowa State professor who advances a pedagogy "that encompasses wholeness, multiculturalism, and contemplative practice, [...] and helps students......

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