Statements

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

June 24, 2013

The Wrong Way to Admit the Other Half: Why We Oppose Class-Based Affirmative Action

Peter Wood

A statement of the National Association of Scholars on class-based preferences in college and university admissions.

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April 21, 2011

Fixing Sustainability and Sustaining Liberal Education

The National Association of Scholars critiques the campus sustainability movement and proposes how it can be set right.

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July 15, 2008

Rebuilding Campus Community: The Wrong Imperative

A movement is afoot to restore our universities’ lost sense of purpose. Unfortunately, its leadership is hostile to liberal education. The movement goes by several names: “educating the wh......

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January 1, 1993

Sexual Harassment and Academic Freedom

College and university authorities should respond to instances of genuine sexual harassment firmly and immediately. It cannot be tolerated. However, academic freedom and the rights of individuals are......

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January 1, 1991

The Wrong Way to Reduce Campus Tensions

The National Association of Scholars believes that the surest way to achieve educational opportunity for all and maintain a genuine sense of academic community is to evaluate each individual on the ba......

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