June 30, 2020

Senate Takes Aim at Confucius Institutes

David Acevedo

The Senate has passed the CONFUCIUS Act, a bipartisan bill designed to protect academic freedom and curb the Chinese Communist Party's influence within American Confucius Institutes.

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June 26, 2020

Confronting Anti-Blackness and Systemic Racism at USC

James E. Moore, II

Professor Moore responds to a recent letter from the president of USC concerning race-relations on campus.

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June 26, 2020

NAS Commends CONFUCIUS Act, Proposes Amendments

National Association of Scholars

The U.S. Senate has passed the CONFUCIUS Act, a bipartisan bill designed to curb Chinese government influence on the operation of American Confucius Institutes.

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June 25, 2020

Video: Progressive Philanthropy in Higher Education

National Association of Scholars

In this webinar, our panelists explore the lessons we can learn from the success of progressive philanthropy in higher education. 

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June 25, 2020

The National Endowment for the Humanities Awards CARES Act Grant to NAS

National Association of Scholars

The grant, part of the $40.3 million allocated to the NEH as part of the CARES Act, will enable NAS to survey four of the most popular history books used to teach America’s children and create a......

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June 23, 2020

Help Us Cancel the Cancel Culture

David Acevedo

Will you help the NAS compile a complete archive of higher education "cancelees"?

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June 23, 2020

Vandalizing Civilization

Peter Wood

A statement on the destruction of public monuments and the proper processes to remove them, if necessary.

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June 22, 2020

Re-Founding a Nation: Jamestown Year 1

Bruce Gilley

To change the future, radicals must capture the past.

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June 22, 2020

Webinar: Progressive Philanthropy in Higher Education

National Association of Scholars

Join the National Association of Scholars on June 25th at 2 pm Eastern to discuss the lessons we can learn from progressive philanthropy.

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June 19, 2020

How Academia and Elite Media Devalue Black Lives

Robert Maranto and Martha Bradley-Dorsey

The retreat of disinterested social scientists leaves the academic study of racism to postmodernists interested in only the most esoteric and radical aspects of race and policing.

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