May 4, 2016

An Open Letter to Virginia Tech's Dean Sumichrast

Peter Wood

NAS president Peter Wood calls on Virginia Tech to acknowledge and uphold its invitation to Jason Riley. 

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May 4, 2016

Jason Riley's Invitation and Disinvitation Emails

National Association of Scholars

NAS publishes the original notes Jason Riley received inviting him, and then disinviting him, from speaking at Virginia Tech. 

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May 3, 2016

You Are Cordially Disinvited

Peter Wood

Jason Riley is the most recent conservative speaker to recieve a disinvitation. 

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May 3, 2016

How Anthropology Was Corrupted and Killed

Peter Wood

NAS President Peter Wood writes on how the American Anthropology Association's bandwagon vote to boycott Israeli academic institutions is a step toward toward the death of another a......

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May 2, 2016

The "Right-wing Billionaires are Going to Take Over Higher Education" Hobgoblin

George Leef

Is conservative money poisoning the well of education or something else?

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May 2, 2016

Update on the State of Western Civilization at Stanford

Stanford Review Editorial Board

Earlier this year the Stanford Review petitioned for a Western Civilization course requirement in the University's core curriculum. Their Editorial Board provides an update on the initiative.

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April 20, 2016

War, What Is It Good For? Sometimes, Absolutely Everything

Peter Wood

Wars have significantly contributed to our identity as a nation.

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April 20, 2016

The Sleeper Wakes

David Randall

Two articles demonstrate dawning awareness of the problems in America's higher education.

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April 20, 2016

Problems With Promise Programs

Spencer Kashmanian

Is President Obama's Promise program the solution to increasing access to community college?

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April 18, 2016

Mizzou Wipes Out Respect and Excellence

Peter Wood

Enrollments at the University of Missouri are plummeting.

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A look at the double standard that has arisen regarding racism, illustrated recently by the reaction to a black professor's biased comments on Twitter....

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Ask a Scholar: What Does YHWH Elohim Mean?

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