“In a twist to notions of race identity, new 2010 census figures show an unexpected reason behind a renewed growth in the U.S. white population: more Hispanics listing themselves as white in the once-a-decade government count.”—Hope Yen, Associated Press, September 29, 2011.
Monthly Archives For September 2011
AIA Honor Roll
Occasionally we actually get to cover professors whom we like. In fact, we calculate that of the 149 professors who we have covered so far this year, we’ve had nice things to say about a fifth of them.
Lessons From Traveling Pants
“We deal with young men, trying to teach them empowerment; how to become to young men, how to sit up straight when you’re talking to someone, how to look them in the eyes; instead of saying ‘yeah,’ you can say ‘yes’ and ‘no’; about pulling your pants up.”— Darryl Barnes, co-founder of Men Aiming Higher in an interview with Ben Giles in The Washington Examiner, September 26, 2011.
AIA College Guide
The one thing that our college guide has in common with the better-known one put out by U. S. News & World Report is that many of the same schools appear on both.
Avoiding the Freshman 15
If you polled students at any college or university, chances are one of their top complaints would be connected to diet.
Academics Discover Oldest Profession
What happens in Vegas may not stay in Vegas: It might become an academic study.
Return of Billy Ayers
ill Ayers will be a keynote speaker at the National Association for Multicultural Education’s 2011 conference.
There He Goes Again
In this midst of nostalgia for him, it is worth noting that during his lifetime, elites claimed that Ronald Reagan was factually challenged. Just as frequently, he proved them wrong.
Onward Christian Students
Fort Worth, TX — On Tuesday, high school freshman Dakota Ary was given in-school suspension for stating in class that he believes homosexuality is wrong because of his Christian faith.
Perry May Eclipse POTUS
He may or may not get elected president, but Texas governor Rick Perry may wind up having more of a lasting influence on education than the last two occupants of the White House ever did.