A panel at the Center for American Progress discussed “The Meaning of Race in a 21st-Century America,” billed as an “in-depth discussion on the meaning of race and ethnicity in a changing America.”
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Ayn Rand Reconsidered
She’s been derided in academia for decades: Panels disparaging her works are not unusual at the Modern Language Association’s annual confab.
Lessons from America’s Sweetheart
I was dismayed by the sparse reaction to the loss of this woman who lived a great American life.
Women Study MOOCs
The panel, titled “MOOCs, Boutique Subjects, and Marginal Approaches,” featured five college professors who expressed fear for the future of their humanities departments and courses because of the introduction of MOOCs, mostly from a feminist perspective.
The Antidote to Bullying?
“The findings reveal that students attending schools in which bullying prevention programs are implemented are more likely to have experienced peer victimization, compared to those attending schools without bullying prevention.”
Republican With Small r
This column is part of an ongoing series of essays examining and applying the timeless principles and truths of the Federalist Papers to the political events of our day. We can say this for Congress’s recent…
Ivied American Studies
Perhaps a former vice-presidential candidate was right when he said that there are two Americas. From what we’ve found, there is the one we live in, and the one that is studied in academia.
The New Franciscan Economics?
A Catholic economist from Argentina dissects the backdrop that formed the Pope’s world view.
Rush To Judgment
Rush Limbaugh is mad as Hell and he’s not gonna take it anymore. But he’s not shooting at his usual targets. Of all things, Rush is mad at the Pope.
Is Cornell in America?
Public schools used to assign “What my country means to me” as an essay topic. One wonders what one would get from such an exercise if it were given to Cornell undergrads who got a chance to take the full panoply of courses available there under the heading, American Studies.