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Actor Ben Stein stumps for evolution bills

Wednesday 12 March 2008 @ 2:41 pm

Wearing a black suit and tan sneakers, actor Ben Stein strode to a podium in the House office building during a news conference Wednesday and likened the situation for teachers and scientists who challenge Darwinism to the struggle of African Americans’ during segregation.


Comments (0)  | Posted in Intelligent Design, education    


Number of black men in college dwindle

Saturday 16 February 2008 @ 9:00 pm

There is an ever-widening gap between black male college enrollees and their female and white counterparts, says the D.C.-based American Council on Education (ACE).


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Iowa to Astronomer: Don’t Be My Valentine

Thursday 14 February 2008 @ 12:17 pm

That is, Iowa’s board of regents has rejected an appeal from Dr. Guillermo Gonzalez, assistant professor of Astronomy at Iowa State University, to gain tenure. Not getting tenure is the equivalent of being fired.


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The Problem With Boys

Sunday 20 January 2008 @ 7:27 pm

When a disparity hurts females or minorities, major efforts are implemented to redress the situation. Why not with boys? In our politically correct world, if you point to an inequity against women or a minority, you’re considered heroic, but dare you point out a deficit suffered by men, you’re demonized as a whiner or anti-female.


Comments (0)  | Posted in Political Correctness, bias, education, sex and metropolis, sex politics    


Video: Gender imbalance on campus

Thursday 17 January 2008 @ 10:23 am

Video: Gender imbalance on campus


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Video: college standards stiffer for women

Thursday 17 January 2008 @ 10:22 am

Video: college standards stiffer for women


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Video: do boys and girls learn better when they are apart?

Thursday 17 January 2008 @ 10:21 am

Video: do boys and girls learn better when they are apart?


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Video: Are same sex classrooms better for boys?

Thursday 17 January 2008 @ 10:20 am

Video: Are same sex classrooms better for boys?


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Girls rule the internet

Monday 7 January 2008 @ 11:16 am

Joe Manthey, who will lead a workshop in Napa this month about educating boys, said the neurological explanation for this break from the trend is that boys are generally more spatial — meaning more inclined to watch or manipulate objects — than girls, who are more verbal and emotive.


Comments (0)  | Posted in bias, education    


CU agrees to pay $2.85M over Title IX lawsuit

Thursday 6 December 2007 @ 11:18 am

An era of investigation and intense scrutiny of the University of Colorado - sparked by a booze- fueled night of illicit sex - officially ended Wednesday with a $2.85 million settlement of a long- running federal lawsuit.


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