July 13, 2015
From Bill Nye to Barack Obama, commencement speakers across the country encouraged the class of 2015 to "change the world" by changing the planet.
July 9, 2015
You can now use Amazon Smile to give 0.5% of your purchases to NAS.
July 8, 2015
Virginia Tech is now asking candidates for promotion and tenure to prove their "active involvement in diversity and inclusion."
July 6, 2015
Dr. Sandra Stotsky calls attention to the lack of parent voices in "No Child Left Behind" re-authorization.
July 2, 2015
The fossil fuel divestment fad indulges fantasy rather than grappling with economic realities.
July 1, 2015
In his new book, Peter Cappelli argues that college is not always a good investment.
June 30, 2015
The Supreme Court has an opportunity to revisit an affirmative action case - and hopefully end race-based admissions policies.
June 26, 2015
The case of Rachel Dolezal highlights the relevance of the satirical novel Black No More.
June 24, 2015
A correction to an article in our most recent issue of Academic Questions.
June 24, 2015
The NAS condemns the vilification of Professor Andrew Pessin of Connecticut College and calls on President Katherine Bergeron to make clear that diversity of opinion is a prerequisite for the pursuit......
May 7, 2024
The mobs desecrating the American flag, smashing windows, chanting genocidal slogans—this always was the end game of the advocates of the right to protest, action civics, student activ......
March 9, 2024
Claireve Grandjouan, when I knew her, was Head of the Classics Department at Hunter College, and that year gave a three-hour Friday evening class in Egyptian archaeology....
April 20, 2024
By all means, pursue your noble dream of improving the condition of humanity through your research and teaching. Could I do it all again, I would, but I would do things very differently....
May 15, 2015
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....
October 12, 2010
What does it mean to be Latino? Are only Latin American people Latino, or does the term apply to anyone whose language derived from Latin?...
September 21, 2010
A reader asks, "If Elohim refers to multiple 'gods,' then Yhwh Elohim really means Lord of Gods...the one of many, right?" A Hebrew expert answers....
