June 3, 2019

South Dakota Intellectual Diversity Recommendations

National Association of Scholars

NAS's comment and recommendations on South Dakota's new intellectual diversity bill which protects freedom of thought on campus. 

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May 30, 2019

Episode #30: The Death of Common Sense with Philip Howard

Peter Wood

Regulations often have unintended consequences such as hurting the very people they are written to protect. I speak with Philip Howard about common sense regulatory reforms that save money and ma......

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May 24, 2019

On Adversity Scores

National Association of Scholars

NAS President Peter Wood criticizes the College Board's proposed new "adversity scores."

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May 24, 2019

Neo-Segregation Toolkit and Conference Call

National Association of Scholars

Join us today at 2:00 PM Eastern for a conference call to discuss the rise of neo-segregation—and what can be done to encourage integration. NAS’s lead researcher, Dion J. Pierre, will pre......

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May 23, 2019

Episode #29: Faculty Unions with Daniel DiSalvo

Peter Wood

A conversation on the place of unions on campus, from faculty to grad students, and the recent case of St. Cloud University Professor Kathleen Uradnik. Our expert guest is an assistant professor at CU......

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May 17, 2019

Oregon Moves Toward "Inclusive" Curriculum

Glenn Ricketts

Oregon affiliate president Bruce Gilley weighs in against proposed curricular changes.

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May 16, 2019

Episode #28: The Civility Trap with Rusty Reno

Peter Wood

What purpose does civility serve? How can it be misused? Listen in as I discuss these questions and more with Rusty Reno.

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May 13, 2019

A Letter to the Editors

Peter Wood

Accusations are often a short-cut to national attention.

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May 3, 2019

Free to Speak: A Toolkit for Reforming the Higher Education Act

National Association of Scholars

Do you want to protect free thought on campus? Help NAS reform the Higher Education Act by using the tools in this handy toolkit!

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