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View all statements and comments made by the National Association of Scholars on higher education policies.

October 13, 2020

ED and DOS Issue Urgent Warning About Chinese Influence in American Schools

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NAS commends the Education and State Depts. for issuing two joint letters urging American education leaders to investigate possible Chinese government influence in their schools.

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October 5, 2020

Trump Orders No Federal Funding for CRT and Stereotyping

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Last month, the president took two key actions affecting higher ed: a memorandum tackling Critical Race Theory and Executive Order 13950.

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September 11, 2020

NAS Commends the Education Department's Protection of the First Amendment on Campus

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ED's new rule, Improving Free Inquiry, Transparency, and Accountability at Colleges and Universities, helps protect First Amendment rights at American colleges and universities.

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August 25, 2020

NAS Applauds the Newly Drafted ATHENAI Act

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The Athenai Institute has drafted the Action to Halt the Expansion of Neo-Authoritarian Influence Act, a model state bill which would require Confucius Institutes to close by 2021.

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August 17, 2020

NAS Commends Tom Cotton's Campus Free Speech Restoration Act

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Senator Cotton has introduced the Campus Free Speech Restoration Act, a bill that would protect students' free speech rights in both public and private colleges and universities.

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