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March 6, 2023

Testimony on South Dakota's Revised Social Studies Standards

David Randall

South Dakota lawmakers have made great strides in revising the state's social studies standards, but much more could be done.

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March 1, 2023

EXCLUSIVE DOCUMENTS: The NIH's DEI Litmus Tests

John D. Sailer

Exclusive diversity rubrics reveal that faculty hiring processes are being influenced by diversity statements on job applications.

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February 28, 2023

NAS/Centiment Poll: North Carolinians Support Intellectual Diversity

National Association of Scholars

A survey commissioned by the NAS asks 1,020 North Carolina voters their views on intellectual diversity, civics education, the use of diversity statements, and a proposed new Center for Civic Life at......

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February 28, 2023

Relaxed Mediocrity: Florida’s Mission to Reassert Board Control Over Faculty Appointments

Peter Wood

Florida House Bill 999 re-asserts a forgotten piece of shared governance: board authority over faculty appointments.

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February 28, 2023

DEI on the Decline

Mason Goad

Victory at UNC Chapel Hill as DEI is banned in hiring, promotion, and academic decisions

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