January 28, 2020

NAS Releases New Report: The Lost History of Western Civilization

David Acevedo

Written by Stanley Kurtz, The Lost History of Western Civilization traces the ways in which the 1988 controversy over the teaching of Western Civilization at Stanford set the pattern for t......

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January 28, 2020

Western Civ is Here to Stay

David Randall

In his latest op-ed for RealClearEducation, NAS Research Director David Randall introduces Stanley Kurtz's new report The Lost History of Western Civilization, highlighting the necessity and......

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January 21, 2020

Surrender of the Humanities

Peter Wood

Why are the humanities disappearing? Is it dethronement brought by a "neoliberal" disenchantment or a forfeiting of profundity the Academy's elite?

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January 21, 2020

Written Remarks for EO 12866 Meeting

National Association of Scholars

When the 2011 Dear Colleague Letter was issued, NAS watched with alarm as campus officials alleged, without evidence, a college rape epidemic.  NAS supports a reevaluation of current Title I......

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January 21, 2020

U.S. Science & Engineering Lags Behind (Again)

David Acevedo

U.S. S&E development continues to stall compared to other world powers, and China is quickly closing the gap.

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January 21, 2020

Racial Equity and Social Justice — Courtesy of Higher Education

William H. Young

Local governments are enacting higher education mandates on social justice and equality argues William Young.

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January 20, 2020

Public Access to Data is Essential

David Randall, Stan Young and Warren Kindzierski

Why support the EPA's proposed rule, "Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science?"

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January 17, 2020

Partisan Registration and Contributions of Faculty in Flagship Colleges

Mitchell Langbert and Sean Stevens

The overwhelming political homogeneity of faculty members has raised concerns that it may lead to questionable research practices, as well as lead to increased skepticism about higher education.......

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January 14, 2020

Oklahoma Embraces “Civic Education”

David Acevedo

Generation Citizen is a social justice organization using civics education as a Trojan Horse to take over Oklahoma’s K-12 school system. It can, should, and must be banished from Oklahoma’......

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January 7, 2020

Gertrude Himmelfarb Remembered

Steve Balch

The National Association of Scholars reflects on the life and contributions of Gertrude Himmelfarb.

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