Articles

Read thoughts and initiatives from the National Association of Scholars.

January 29, 2010

Kaleidoscope or Rubik's Cube? The AAUP's Academic Freedom Scholarship

Ashley Thorne

NAS congratulates the AAUP on the launch of its new Journal of Academic Freedom.

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January 28, 2010

Howard Zinn, Silent

Peter Wood

Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of the United States, has died.

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January 28, 2010

The State of the University

Ashley Thorne

What President Obama's State of the Union address means for the future of higher education.

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January 27, 2010

Four Rented Rooms and a Big Idea: Shimer College at the Crossroads

Peter Wood

A tiny Great Books college in Chicago encounters a clash of ideas.

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