September 6, 2018

OAS Launches Campus Freedom Awards for Oregon College Students

Oregon Association of Scholars

PRESS RELEASE: In response to declining intellectual freedom and diversity at Oregon college campuses, the OAS is creating the Oregon Campus Freedom Awards.

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September 5, 2018

From the Newsletter: Amy Wax Receives the Peter Shaw Award

National Association of Scholars

A summary of the events leading to the controversy, and the story behind the Peter Shaw Memorial Award. 

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September 3, 2018

Helping Higher Education Prosper

Rachelle Peterson

The Higher Education Act is in need of reform. What will replace it, and what can you do to help?

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August 30, 2018

Studying Renaissance History: An Interview with Eleanor Pettus Schneider

National Association of Scholars

NAS awards Eleanor Pettus Schneider with the 2018 Fraser Barron Memorial Scholarship, what does she hope to make of her research?

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August 28, 2018

Defining the Fine Arts

Michelle Marder Kamhi

NAS member Michelle Marder Kamhi responds to the Fine Arts: Brief.

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August 28, 2018

Hillsdale's Common Reading Program

David Randall

 A common reading program deserving of replication.

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August 21, 2018

The Incoming Flood of College Freshmen Won’t Learn How To Write

John Maguire

John G. Maguire discusses how to improve college students’ writing.

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August 20, 2018

Save the Date: NAS Conference, January 11 and 12

National Association of Scholars

NAS is hosting a conference themed, “Disgrace: Shame, Punishment, and Redemption in American Higher Education,” at Chapman University in California.

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August 20, 2018

NAS Applauds the Univ. of North Florida’s Decision to Close Confucius Institute

National Association of Scholars

Following questions from Senator Marco Rubio, the University of North Florida becomes the ninth US university to close a Confucius Institute.

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