March 26, 2020
Article: Universities for Sale
David Randall
The higher education establishment will use the coronavirus emergency to double down on their dependence on China. This is precisely the wrong response.
March 23, 2020
Academic Questions: Federally-Funded Middle East Studies Centers Need Scrutiny
Winfield Myers
In 2019 the U.S. Department of Education launched an investigation of the Duke/University of North Carolina Consortium for Middle East Studies over the possible misuse of federal Title VI funds. This......
November 26, 2019
Article: Happy Thanksgiving from NAS
David Acevedo
NAS has much to be thankful for this year. John David covers our top 5 recent stories of success.
November 12, 2019
Article: New Foreign Disclosure Policy in an Age of Opacity
David Acevedo
The Department of Education has proposed new changes to foreign disclosure policy which would drastically improve financial transparency in American higher education.
November 4, 2019
Statement: NAS Comments on Proposed Foreign Disclosure Regulations
National Association of Scholars
NAS's comment and recommendations on the Department of Education's proposed updates to foreign disclosure policy.
August 5, 2019
Article: Senator Josh Hawley Takes Aim at Confucius Institutes
Rachelle Peterson
A Missouri congressman asks colleges in his state to reconsider their arrangements with the Chinese government.
July 15, 2019
Article: U.S. Universities' Dangerous Lack of Foreign Gift Transparency
Rachelle Peterson
Colleges often don't disclose gifts from foreign governments, even when legally required. What are they hiding?
July 5, 2019
Media: Last Month, Today
Peter Wood
It may be summer, but there’s much ado in higher education. Three members of the NAS staff join me on this episode to discuss Oberlin, the Department of Education's investigation of foreign......
May 31, 2019
Academic Questions: Queer Criminology: New Directions in Academic Irrelevance
Mike Adams
Criminologist Mike Adams warns that requiring students to spend time studying such an indistinct field as "queer criminology" may be hurting their job prospects, and turning a scholarly discip......