To some in academia, federal Title IX regulations that effectively limit sports opportunities in college for men who are inclined to pursue them in order to create athletic possibilities for women who could care less do not go far enough.
Monthly Archives For July 2011
English Prof Exposes Self
In an interview in The Chronicle Review, a CUNY English prof gives more detail on his background than most readers care to know, but about as much as his students have come to expect.
Remembering Whitaker Chambers
On the 50th anniversary of Whittaker Chambers’ death, July 9, it is appropriate for the media to address the legacy of international communism and the Western response.
Intern Event: Free Food & Two Presidents
Accuracy in Academia’s next author’s night will showcase a special report published by AIA’s sister organization—Accuracy in Media. “Headlines and Breadlines: Reaganomics and Obamanomics in the Media and in Reality” looks at how the New York Times and The Washington Post covered two epochal presidencies.
Rainy Day Republicans
Further proof that academics have way too much time on their hands: a study from Harvard connecting Fourth of July celebrations to Republican voting patterns.
International Law/Epic Fail
When academics actually get a chance to implement international law, justice doesn’t take a back seat: It gets kicked out of the car.
The Golden Age of American Diplomacy
GLEN COVE, NY — Virginia Republicans occupied the White House from 1801 to 1825, the golden age of American diplomacy.
Columbia’s Inner Circle
Accuracy in Academia’s sister organization, Accuracy in Media, has covered one-quarter of the faculty at the Columbia University School of Journalism and found them wanting.
Climageddon or Simply Seasonal?
Amongst the plethora of PhDs, hard data sets, hypotheses, and highly involved line graphs at the Heartland Institute’s 6th annual International Conference on Climate Change, a couple things can be simplified enough for the layperson to come away with and feel somewhat educated on the matter.
Rainy Day Republicans
Further proof that academics have way too much time on their hands: a study from Harvard connecting Fourth of July celebrations to Republican voting patterns.