July 31, 2023

Event: NAS Members' Day

National Association of Scholars

Join the Wisconsin and National Association of Scholars on Friday, October 20, at 1 pm CDT for a "NAS Members' Day."

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July 31, 2023

Event: Science Outside the University

National Association of Scholars

Join the National Association of Scholars on Friday, September 1, at 3 pm ET to discuss "Restoring the Sciences: Science Outside the University."

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July 31, 2023

A Symposium on Legacy Admissions: Neetu Arnold

Neetu Arnold

Conservatives should stick to merit, equal opportunity, and fairness by ending legacy admissions, argues Neetu Arnold in her contribution to the NAS's symposium.

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July 27, 2023

VIDEO: 36 Years Fighting Racial Preferences: A Retrospective

National Association of Scholars

Join us for a special webinar event in the wake of Students For Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College to discuss the future of college admissions, how colleg......

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July 27, 2023

A Symposium on Legacy Admissions: Joshua T. Katz

Joshua T. Katz

It is not clear that legacy admissions is (or should be) against the law, but even if it isn’t (or shouldn’t be), the intellectual and moral problems with the practice are a matter on......

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July 26, 2023

A Symposium on Legacy Admissions: Bruce Gilley

Bruce Gilley

Long-standing higher ed institutions are obliged to consider past generations as well as current and future ones. Admitting some students based on this fact is imperative, and part of a prec......

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July 25, 2023

Exposed: The “Chilling Effect”

Kali Jerrard

Florida’s Stop W.O.K.E. Act is facing legal battles—even though it protects academic freedom from the “chilling effect” of higher ed’s politicized orthodoxy, not the othe......

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July 21, 2023

VIDEO: Is Science Broken?

National Association of Scholars

Join us as we take a look under the hood of modern science, and ask the question: is science broken?

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July 21, 2023

Ian Oxnevad on China's "Transnational Repression"

National Association of Scholars

NAS Senior Fellow for Foreign Affairs and Security Studies Ian Oxnevad was recently featured in a discussion hosted by the Hudson Institute. Take a listen as he examines China’s t......

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July 20, 2023

Thank you, Florida, for Fighting Indoctrination

Teresa R. Manning

Last month, two conservative groups made court filings to oppose Florida’s anti-woke law, challenging the statute's constitutionality. But the real problem is bad-actor ideologues and m......

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