September 23, 2022

NAS Comments on Senator Tom Cotton's "Student Loan Reform Act"

National Association of Scholars

The Student Loan Reform Act of 2022 would greatly improve higher education, but more far-reaching reform is needed to address the structural problems afflicting American universities.

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September 22, 2022

Video: The Age of Rail

National Association of Scholars

Listen as our panel of experts discusses how the railroad transformed American transportation.

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September 21, 2022

Event: Hijacked

National Association of Scholars

Join the National Association of Scholars on Thursday, October 6, at 2 pm ET for the virtual launch of our new report "Hijacked: The Capture of America's Middle East Studies Centers." ......

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September 20, 2022

NAS Recommends Further Revisions to Kentucky's Academic Standards for Social Studies

National Association of Scholars

The National Association of Scholars has advised the Kentucky Board of Education to substantially revise its social studies standards to incorporate a far greater range of primary sources.

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September 20, 2022

Equal Protection for Me But Not for Thee

Marina Ziemnick

Thanks to the bold actions of NAS affiliate head Richard Lowery, the system of hiring discrimination that undergirds American higher education may be on the verge of collapse.

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September 15, 2022

Video: Outsourced to Qatar

National Association of Scholars

Listen as our panel of experts discusses the ethical and security concerns posed by Qatari funding of American higher education.

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September 15, 2022

New Campaign for Social Studies Standards Reform

David Randall

With the 2022–2023 school year officially in full swing, the Civics Alliance is beginning a new, nationwide campaign for social studies standards reform.

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September 15, 2022

NAS Recommends Substantial Revisions to Virginia's Proposed History and Social Science Standards

National Association of Scholars

Virginia's proposed History and Social Science standards contain grave flaws. We advise the state to create lucid new standards focused on the ideals and institutions of American liberty......

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September 13, 2022

Video: "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald

National Association of Scholars

Listen as our panel of scholars discusses what makes F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" a great American novel.

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September 13, 2022

Beauty over Brutalism

Marina Ziemnick

If we want citizens to understand that our nation is worth preserving, we should ensure that our civic architecture stands the test of time.

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A Portrait of Claireve Grandjouan

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The Academic's Roadmap

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Ohio Northern University gnaws its teeth with an appetite for vindictive lawfare....

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Where Did We Get the Idea That Only White People Can Be Racist?

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Ask a Scholar: What is the True Definition of Latino?

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?...