June 7, 2017

The Suppression of Free Speech

Glynn Custred

The third of a six-part essay, Why Did They Riot? Berkeley’s Bellicose Culture, by anthropologist Glynn Custred, on the anti-free-speech movement at UC Berkeley.

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June 5, 2017

Evergreen No More

Peter Wood

An experimental college loses its needles.

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June 5, 2017

The Language of the Left

Glynn Custred

The second of a six-part essay, Why Did They Riot? Berkeley’s Bellicose Culture, by anthropologist Glynn Custred, on the anti-free-speech movement at UC Berkeley.

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May 31, 2017

Blackalaureate 2017 at Brown University: A Photo Essay

National Association of Scholars

Brown University graduates held a black-only "Blackalaureate" the day before commencement.

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May 30, 2017

Why Did They Riot?

Glynn Custred

The first of a six-part essay, Why Did They Riot? Berkeley’s Bellicose Culture, by anthropologist Glynn Custred, on the anti-free-speech movement at UC Berkeley.

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May 30, 2017

The Map of Academic Freedom

NAS Director of Communications David Randall writes about the Academic Freedom Chart.

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May 24, 2017

College Common Readings Designed to Make Activists, Study Finds

National Association of Scholars

PRESS RELEASE: NAS releases Beach Books 2016-2017: What Do Colleges Want Students to Read Outside Class? The annual study surveys the strength of college common reading across the United States.

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May 24, 2017

Beach Books: 2016–2017

David Randall

A report on the books assigned in 2016–2017 as "common reading."

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May 24, 2017

Executive Summary - Beach Books: 2016–2017

David Randall

An executive summary of the report on the books assigned in 2016–2017 as "common reading."

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