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July 7, 2020

Curing Higher Ed in the Wake of COVID-19

Adam Ellwanger

The current model of higher education is utterly dysfunctional. COVID-19 has given us an unprecedented opportunity to make it work again.

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July 7, 2020

More Skills, Fewer Degrees for Gov. Jobs

David Acevedo

President Trump has unveiled a new executive order designed to prioritize job skills over degrees in Federal hiring—good news for the two-thirds of Americans without a college diploma.

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July 6, 2020

Defining Terms, Thinking Critically, and Focusing Inward

Ray M. Sanchez

To have open and honest conversations on campus, we need to define terms, think critically, and look inwardly.

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July 3, 2020

Happy Independence Day from NAS

Peter Wood

A virtuous republic worth fighting and dying for is also worth thinking and reading for.

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July 2, 2020

NAS Commends the Department of Education for New Foreign Gift Disclosure Guidance

National Association of Scholars

The Department of Education has taken important steps within the bounds of existing federal law, and we applaud the Department of Education for these important updates to foreign gift disclosures.

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