The failure of schools from kindergarten through college to impart basic literacy skills is becoming so obvious that even academics are starting to acknowledge it.
From the 2005 Modern Language Association Conference, held in Washington, D.C.
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Antidote to Apathy
Are students interested in politics, can they become passionate about such topics causing civic involvement, and how should educators encourage such activity? From the 2005 Modern Language Association Convention held in Washington, D.C.
Al-Arian and the AAUP
Sami al-Arian gets off, despite overwhelming evidence of terrorist connections…thanks to the AAUP.
Academic Being and Nothingness
It seems that the more money a university has to spend, the more they will learn about radical politics, socialism and sexual exploits.
California Convergence
A diverse crowd is slated to speak at the Muslim Public Affairs Council conference that begins tomorrow in Long Beach, California.
Georgia Tech Gulag
For those professors who hold un-politically correct views or who teach certain subjects, working in the Academe can be like a soviet prison.
Evil Dr. P Resigns
University of Kansas professor lands in a firestorm of controversy and resigns post after announcing a new class: Special Topics in Religion: Intelligent Design, Creationism and other Religious Mythologies.
Cindy at SUNY
Sheehan $11,000 speech draws crowd, but few students in SUNY Oneonta for “Making a Difference Week.”
Dangerfield Conservatives
“The low point was a heckler calling me a ‘facist f**k.,’ then running out of the room—by mistake for him, into a closet,” Stein wrote in The American Spectator.
Silencing Science
There is a new inquisition taking place among the scientific community, where scientists who dare speak the heresy “intelligent design theory” face certain persecution.
Book Review
Book Review: Is ‘The Dying Citizen’ a Prediction of America’s Future?
America’s ongoing and seemingly-constant crises have left Americans scrambling to find a sense of normalcy and safety. Just in time, to cut through the chaotic bombardment of conflicting messages and opinions while providing a voice…
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