May 13, 2022

Press Release: NAS Files Amicus Brief in Support of Students for Fair Admissions

National Association of Scholars

NAS has supported SFFA from the very beginning, and we will continue to do so until race is eliminated as a qualification for college admission.

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May 12, 2022

First Amendment Violations, Social Transitioning, and "Gender Affirming Care"

John D. Sailer

The question of gender self-identification—whether a person can self-identify into a different sex—will likely become one of this year’s most salient education issues.

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May 12, 2022

Mornin’ Ralph, Mornin’ Sam in Anthropology Today

Kathleen Lowrey

Professor Lowrey recounts her latest encounter with academic cancel culture, this time with an acceptance-turned-rejection at Anthropology Today.

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May 10, 2022

No Midge, No National Association of Scholars: A Tribute to Midge Decter

Steve Balch

Steve Balch reflects on the life of Midge Decter, the "godmother" of the National Association of Scholars, who helped NAS find its footing during its fledgling years.

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May 10, 2022

Beginning the Long March Back

Marina Ziemnick

Three routes to restoring the credibility of America’s educational institutions.

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May 10, 2022

Video: "Native Son" by Richard Wright

National Association of Scholars

In this webinar, we discuss what makes "Native Son" a great American novel and its appeal to such a broad audience. 

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May 9, 2022

Celebrating America: Webinar Series from the NAS

National Association of Scholars

Join NAS for events on American history and literature! Our line-up of events will discuss important historical events and periods in America's history and the novels that have contributed to the......

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May 6, 2022

Press Release: AAUP Report Wrongly Accuses Two UNC Governing Boards

National Association of Scholars

The UNC Board of Governors and UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees are in the crosshairs of a recent AAUP report. The accusations are completely unfounded and rely on scattershot evidence to advance adm......

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May 3, 2022

The Proof Is in the Data

Marina Ziemnick

Administrators at elite universities rarely talk about their discrimination against Asian Americans. Instead, the proof of discrimination appears in the data.

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May 3, 2022

Video: Celebrating America

National Association of Scholars

American history is too often portrayed as full of vice and deserving of scorn. Rarely do we hear of the virtues and the triumphs of those dedicated to the cause of liberty. In this discussion we ask......

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May 7, 2024

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Creating Students, Not Activists

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A Portrait of Claireve Grandjouan

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....

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The Academic's Roadmap

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....

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June 5, 2024

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Subpoenas for All!

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?

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 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?...