The Knowledge Management School of Liberal Arts30 Sep 2010

by Perry Glasser English Department Conversations about the nature and value of the liberal arts grow shrill because the poles of the conversation encompass no middle ground. When no compromise is possible, collaboration is difficult. The best an aca...

What to do with Philosophy: The Economic Value of the Liberal Arts30 Sep 2010

By Michael A. Deere Philosophy Department I often joke with my students that the discipline of philosophy is perhaps the only one in which a living is made off of not knowing the answers to the questions that we pose.  Philosophers excel at not know...

“Ruined for Life”: Conscience and Convenience in a Liberal Arts Education30 Sep 2010

By Elizabeth Duclos-Orsello Department of Interdisciplinary Studies “The value of an education in a liberal arts college is not the learning of many facts but the training of the mind to think something that cannot be learned from textbooks....

A Disadvantaged School of Arts and Sciences30 Sep 2010

G. Else Wiersma Professor of Sociology It is well-known that there are noticeable differences in average faculty salaries by  academic departments, and that on average salaries of faculty in the School of Arts and  Sciences lag salaries of their co...

Citizenship in the American and Global Polity: Wye Faculty Seminar at the Aspen Institute30 Sep 2010

By Andrew Darien History Department “I mean that they remain in the upper world: but this must not be allowed; they must be made to descend again among the prisoners in the den, and partake of their labors and honors, whether they are worth having ...

Stand up for faith, says peer Warsi - The Press Association13 Feb 2012

Telegraph.co.ukStand up for faith, says peer WarsiThe Press AssociationReligion must be given a greater role in public life to push back a wave of "intolerant secularisation", a Cabinet minister will argue during an official visit to The Vatican. Baroness Warsi, a Muslim, will call for Europe to become "more confident in ...Stand up for your faith! Muslim minister gives a rallying cry to ChristiansDaily Mail'Militant secularisation' taking hold of British society, says Lady WarsiThe GuardianBritain being overtaken by 'militant secularists', says Baroness WarsiTelegraph.co.ukFamily Security Mattersall 6 news articles »

Israel Blames Iran for Attacks in India and Georgia - New York Times13 Feb 2012

ABC NewsIsrael Blames Iran for Attacks in India and GeorgiaNew York TimesJERUSALEM — Tensions between Israel and Iran rose sharply on Monday when bombers struck at Israeli Embassy personnel in the capitals of India and Georgia. Israel accused the Tehran government of being behind the attacks, which Iran denied.Embassy blast mars New Delhi street's calmJerusalem PostIsraeli diplomats targeted in bomb attacksABC OnlineIsrael blames Iran after attacks on embassy staffReuters AfricaIndian Express -Daily Mailall 1,904 news articles »

Syrian revolution comes to Damascus as rebels openly patrol the streets - Telegraph.co.uk13 Feb 2012

Telegraph.co.ukSyrian revolution comes to Damascus as rebels openly patrol the streetsTelegraph.co.ukA portrait of President Bashar al-Assad is draped down the front of a building in a central square of Damascus. Framed by stripes in the colours of the Syrian flag, he watches over the demonstrators before him as they exult his reign.UN rights chief decries Syria crackdown, criticizes Security Council inactionWashington PostUN Rights Chief 'Outraged' by Syrian AttacksVoice of AmericaUN attacks Syrian 'atrocities'Financial TimesNew York Timesall 4,097 news articles »

Greek Bailout Talks Shift to Brussels - Wall Street Journal13 Feb 2012

Telegraph.co.ukGreek Bailout Talks Shift to BrusselsWall Street JournalBy MATTHEW DALTON BRUSSELS—European Union negotiators have yet to settle key elements of a complex bailout and debt-restructuring package for Greece—including how euro-zone governments will contribute to a desired cut in the country's debt burden—ahead ...Debt crisis: markets rally as Greece accepts austerity budgetTelegraph.co.ukGerman finmin: Europe better braced for any Greek bankruptcyReutersFor two decades the Mail has warned the euro would lead to rioting on the ...Daily MailBusinessWeek -New York Times -ABC Onlineall 3,856 news articles »