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January 25, 2021

A Canceled Music Theorist Fights Back

David Randall

Professor Timothy Jackson has initiated a lawsuit against the University of North Texas, to seek redress for the harm done to him after his defense of music theorist Heinrich Schenker.

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January 25, 2021

CFER Defends Merit in UC Admissions

National Association of Scholars

Californians for Equal Rights is fighting back against a proposed University of California policy change, one that would abolish standardized testing requirements on all ten campuses.

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January 25, 2021

Jon Westling, R.I.P.

Peter Wood

Jon Westling, a former president of Boston University, died on January 15. Here, NAS President Peter Wood provides his tribute and reminisence.

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January 22, 2021

Biden Signals Return to Pseudo-History and Race and Sex Stereotyping

National Association of Scholars

In one fell swoop, President Biden has disbanded Trump's 1776 Commission and reversed an executive order banning race and sex stereotyping. This does not bode well for American education.

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January 22, 2021

The 1776 Commission Report Reinvigorates the American Mind

Mike Sabo

The 1776 Report intends to rebaptize American citizens in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, reinvigorating the American mind in the twenty-first century.

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