J. Scott Turner

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August 25, 2023

Video: Rethinking Climate Risk

J. Scott Turner

Listen in as we discuss the various risks climate poses and how we should discuss the so-called "climate emergency."

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July 19, 2023

On Collegiality

J. Scott Turner

Increasingly, collegiality is being added to the traditional triad of excellence that wins professors tenure. And now, the issue of collegiality is a fraught minefield, and has become one of......

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June 21, 2023

Getting Academic Freedom Right

J. Scott Turner

The Academic Freedom Alliance just filed an amicus curiae brief with the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in the case of Pernell and Novoa v. Lamb. But are they truly defend......

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May 10, 2023

In Support of Professor Matthew Garrett

J. Scott Turner

The National Association of Scholars condemns Bakersfield College’s wrongful termination of Professor Matthew Garrett as an egregious violation of his academic freedom.

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April 25, 2023

Should Academic DEI Programs Be Abolished?

J. Scott Turner

Thoughts on and takeaways from the MIT Great DEI Debate: Resolved, that academic diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs should be abolished.

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February 2, 2023

Taking the NAS to the AAAS

J. Scott Turner

If you happen to be attending the 2023 AAAS Annual Meeting on March 3-5, please stop by booth 702 and give NAS a friendly hello.

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January 23, 2023

🔒Event: Standing Against Institutional Capture

J. Scott Turner

We invite you to join the National Association of Scholars this Friday, Janurary 27, at 3 pm ET for a discussion of the modern academy's lean toward anti-intellectualism.

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October 12, 2022

Censorship in the Sciences

J. Scott Turner and Mason Goad

The academic sciences are no longer the haven of independent thinkers and creative adventurers on science’s endless frontier.

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October 7, 2022

On Tenure

J. Scott Turner

Tenure will only provide the protection it is supposed to when university faculty can wield effective power against the academy’s political overseers.

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