May 14, 2010

How Do You View the Achievement Gap?

Ashley Thorne

NAS posted an essay, "Achievement Gap Politics," by an anonymous author whose story illustrates why ed schools try to keep students with non-progressive views out. The author writes: First, you ha......

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May 14, 2010

On Civility and Politics in the Classroom

Ashley Thorne

One professor reflects on what it means to teach students to have civil in-class conversations on controversial subjects. What's been your experience with classroom civility?

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May 13, 2010

Political Correctness

Daniel Asia

I student of mine is applying for a job. Here is some of the verbiage on the job description page: "Strengthened by Diversity GCSU is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative-Action Institution committed t......

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May 13, 2010

Center for the Study of American Ideals and Culture

Daniel Asia

A project I have been imaging for a long time is now actually a reality. The Center for the Study of American Ideals and Culture has received its first funding, from the new Apgar Foundation. With t......

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May 13, 2010

Sustainability

Daniel Asia

So the Provost sent out a year end wrap-up. For those of you who don't know, it hasn't been good year for academe, particularly here in Arizona. The income side of the fiscal picture is a di......

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May 13, 2010

Collegiate Press Roundup 5-13-10

Glenn Ricketts

Student journalists write about the ongoing controversy over Arizona’s new immigration law, the dark side of sophisticated communications technologies, the National Day of Prayer, Washington,......

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May 13, 2010

Arizona Ends Divisive Chicano Studies in Schools

Ashley Thorne

Arizona has passed a bill to end La Raza studies, which taught elementary school students to see America as a clash between whites and Chicanos.

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May 12, 2010

Free Online 'Sustainability' Academic Questions Articles

Ashley Thorne

We are pleased to announce that the current issue of Academic Questions, a special issue on “Sustainability,” is available FREE online!

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May 12, 2010

What, Exactly, is "Diversity Training" About?

George Leef

In this week's Pope Center Clarion Call, John Eick (our intern and a student at UNC-Chapel Hill) writes about his experience in a "Diversity 101" training session. Turns out that this amounted t......

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May 12, 2010

We Told You So: UC Fulfills NAS Prophecy

Ashley Thorne

NAS predictions are coming true as the University of California opts for online undergraduate education.

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