June 5, 2018

NAS Submits Testimony on Confucius Institutes

National Association of Scholars

NAS policy director Rachelle Peterson submits written testimony to the United Kingdom on Confucius Institutes.

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June 4, 2018

Can Reason Win?

National Association of Scholars

The Summer 2018 issue of Academic Questions at a glance. 

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May 29, 2018

A Giving Tree's Unknown Clauses

National Association of Scholars

NAS sends an open letter to George Mason University urging President Cabrera to hire an external investigator.

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May 24, 2018

NAS Reform Ideas Announced in Congress

National Association of Scholars

In a speech to the House of Representatives, Congresswoman Virginia Foxx quoted extensively from NAS's Rachelle Peterson on the Higher Education Act. 

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May 24, 2018

Congress, Pass the PROSPER Act for Federal Student Aid Reform

Rachelle Peterson

The PROSPER Act represents the best chance for higher education reform in decades.

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May 24, 2018

NAS Applauds Ted Cruz's Stop Higher Education Espionage and Theft Act

National Association of Scholars

NAS is pleased to see the introduction of this new bill which provides further transparency of foreign governments' activities on American campuses.

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May 23, 2018

PROSPER Act: A Strong Start to Higher Ed Reform

A statement on proposed reforms to the Higher Education Act

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May 22, 2018

Open Letter to Nature

Peter Wood

NAS President Peter Wood replies to Naomi Oreskes.

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