October 13, 2015

NAS Welcomes David Randall as Director of Communications

Peter Wood

Scholar and author David Randall joins NAS's core team. 

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October 13, 2015

The University of Chicago's Flawed Support for Freedom of Expression

Peter Wood

NAS President Peter Wood criticizes Chicago's misframed statement supporting freedom of expression.

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October 9, 2015

This Changes Everything?

Rachelle Peterson

Naomi Klein's new movie admits conservative critics of the environmental left were right. 

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October 9, 2015

A Book on Higher Ed that Looks Dull but has Something Important to Say

George Leef

George Leef discusses an argument by two college presidents for an end to the traditional faculty role in college governance.

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October 6, 2015

The Elephant and the Harvard Question

David Randall

Harvard students are willing to tolerate conservatives--but only on terms that cripple their own education.

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October 2, 2015

College Scorecard: How Much Will You Earn?

Peter Wood

NAS President Peter Wood examines the fuzzy numbers of the U.S. Department of Education's new College Scorecard.

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October 1, 2015

College Students Will Gather to Discuss “Marriage, Family, and Sexual Integrity”

Ashley Thorne

Registration is open for an October 30-31 student conference at Princeton sponsored by the Love and Fidelity Network.

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September 28, 2015

Scholars Stand Against Common Core in New Book

National Association of Scholars

Drilling Through the Core, a book edited by NAS president Peter Wood, is released today.

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September 24, 2015

AP Denies the “Denier” Label

Rachelle Peterson

The Associated Press asks news writers to quit calling scientists "climate change deniers." 

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