January 31, 2018

NYC Launch Tomorrow for Charting Academic Freedom

National Association of Scholars

Join NAS on Thursday, February 1 for the release of our newest report, Charting Academic Freedom: 103 Years of Debate. 

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January 30, 2018

The New Campus Anti-Americanism

National Association of Scholars

NAS President Peter Wood writes at Minding the Campus about what he calls Renascent Anti-Americanism, and shares reasons why Americans should have hope that this new form of anti-Americanism......

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January 30, 2018

UConn Coddling Students

Jay Bergman

NAS board member, Jay Bergman, writes to the President of the University of Connecticut. 

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January 24, 2018

Pressure Mounts to Close Confucius Institutes on College Campuses

Rachelle Peterson

One year later and NAS's report on the Chinese government-funded Confucius Institutes is still making waves.

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January 23, 2018

Law Professors Discuss Intellectual Diversity

Gail Heriot

Intellectual diversity was a topic of debate and discussion at a recent meeting of the Association of American Law Schools.

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January 22, 2018

Chance Layton Joins NAS Staff

Peter Wood

NAS welcomes Chance Layton, our new Membership Coordinator.

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January 22, 2018

Charting Academic Freedom: 103 Years of Debate - 2/1/2018 in New York City

National Association of Scholars

Join us in New York City for the launch of NAS’s latest project, Charting Academic Freedom, a comparison of every major statement on intellectual freedom over the last century.&n......

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January 13, 2018

In Memoriam: Milt Rosenberg

Steve Balch

The professor turned talk show host kept conversations highbrow while winning a nationwide audience's love. 

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January 11, 2018

In Memoriam: Bruce Cole

Steve Balch

The former Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities was a gentleman scholar committed to serving the nation. 

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January 11, 2018

Professor's Racial Harassment of White Student was 'Personal'

Dion J. Pierre

A Native American professor at San Diego State University racially harassed a white student, the California State Department of Justice concluded last week.

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