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In the Spotlight

Resident Scholar and Director
of the W. H. Brady Program
Christina Hoff Sommers

There are brilliant women working in all areas of American science, and there is a need for reasonable and sound initiatives to help them succeed. But these efforts must be respectful, not contemptuous of the culture of American science. They should take into account the true state of the research on gender and science--not just the assertions of impassioned activists.

--Christina Hoff Sommers in an article in Forbes, March 1, 2010

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Recent Publications

Racial Recession

By Kevin A. Hassett
National Review
Monday, March 22, 2010

If conservatives want to appeal to black Americans, they can start by admitting there is a problem with the disproportionate ratio in unemployment among black Americans throughout the country.

People and Programs, March 19, 2010

By AEI Staff
AEI People and Programs
Friday, March 19, 2010

This edition of People and Programs covers a new AEI report on Hispanic graduation rates, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner at AEI, enviro-embarrassments, and more.

Hispanic Graduation Madness

By Andrew P. Kelly
The American
Friday, March 19, 2010

How well do colleges designated by the government as "Hispanic-Serving Institutions" actually serve Hispanic students? Not very well, it turns out.

AEI's Sommers on the Why So Few? Women in Science Report

AEI Online
Friday, March 19, 2010

An upcoming that questions the disparity between the number of men and women in certain academic fields appears to be less science than political polemic.

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Books

The Battle (forthcoming) How the Fight between Free Enterprise and Big Government Will Shape America's Future

By Arthur C. Brooks
Basic Books
(June 2010)

Free enterprise embodies the values that define us as a nation: individual liberty, equal opportunity, entrepreneurship, and self-reliance. But the recent economic crisis has distorted these values.

Education Unbound The Promise and Practice of Greenfield Schooling

By Frederick M. Hess
ASCD
(February 2010)

Frederick M. Hess introduces the concept of "greenfield schooling" and its potential to free-up schools to be more responsive to communities and kids.

The Science on Women and Science

Edited By Christina Hoff Sommers
AEI Press
(November 2009)

This volume is a is a lively, readable, and balanced collection of articles by distinguished scholars from both sides of an often-contentious debate over the complex relationship between gender and vocation.

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Events

UPCOMING EVENTS

Education Reform: A Voice from the State Level

Thursday, March 25, 2010
04:00 PM - 05:30 PM

Virginia secretary of education Gerard Robinson will lay out his vision for state education reform.

Compensating Bone Marrow Donors

Friday, March 26, 2010
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Do prohibitions against material incentives for organ and bone marrow donation violate one's right to participate in lifesaving medical treatment?

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PAST EVENTS

Reviving Democratic Capitalism

Friday, March 19, 2010
07:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Please note this event will take place in Denver, Colorado.

The Loser Letters: A Comic Tale of Life, Death, and Atheism

Tuesday, March 16, 2010
05:30 PM - 07:00 PM

Please join us for a cultural evening to hear Hoover Institution research fellow Mary Eberstadt discuss her latest work, The Loser Letters: A Comic Tale of Life, Death, and Atheism (Ignatius Press, 2010).

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