April 19, 2019

Florida Defends Intellectual Freedom on Campus

National Association of Scholars

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has asked all Florida university presidents to sign a resolution protecting free speech.

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April 18, 2019

Episode #24: The Never Ending College Story with Cheyne Zeller

Peter Wood

Peter is joined by his personal trainer for a conversation on the allure of a four-year degree, the struggles and debt these students face, and the light at the end of the tunnel. 

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April 18, 2019

Launch Event! Separate but Equal, Again: Neo-Segregation in American Higher Education

National Association of Scholars

Join the National Association of Scholars in Washington, D.C., on April 29, 2019, for the launch event of our latest report. 

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April 15, 2019

A Tribute to Paul Hollander

Steve Balch

From an early age, Paul knew that ideas had consequences and that the worst of these could be terrible indeed. 

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April 15, 2019

U Need a Shine?

Peter Wood

The story of a Shine-O-Mat from Midtown Manhattan in need of a home. 

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April 15, 2019

Paul Hollander (1932-2019)

National Association of Scholars

Professor Hollander was an extraordinary man and a guiding hand to NAS.

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April 12, 2019

Racial Preferences at Texas Tech

National Association of Scholars

The Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights negotiated an end to racial preferences at the Texas university. What does it say about the future of these policies at other schools?

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April 11, 2019

Episode #23: Calvin Coolidge and the Self-Made Scholar

Peter Wood

Amity Shlaes discusses the New Deal, Calvin Coolidge, and her story as a self-made scholar.

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April 5, 2019

Academic Freedom Must Be Preserved

National Association of Scholars

An open letter to the president, provost, and board of trustees of Villanova University to rescind a recent rule that enforces ideological conformity and threatens academic freedom. 

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April 4, 2019

Episode #22: The Legacy of Reconstruction

National Association of Scholars

Peter W. Wood is joined by Gene Dattel and author and scholar on race in America. We discuss the history of reconstruction, reparations, civil rights, and Black separatist movements. 

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