March 31, 2021
Article: China's Confucius Institutes Might Be Closing, But They Succeeded
Rachelle Peterson
The United States is headed toward a post-Confucius Institute world. The CCP knows that and is prepared. Meanwhile, Chinese government influence is appearing under new guises.
March 23, 2021
Article: Confucius Institutes Get a Makeover
David Acevedo
The Chinese Communist Party is rebranding Confucius Institutes, an evasive ploy meant to avoid the public eye and continue exerting its soft power on American campuses.
February 11, 2021
Press Release: Scholars Call for Biden to Reinstate Transparency for Confucius Institutes
National Association of Scholars
President Biden has quietly withdrawn a Trump Administration policy proposal that would have required all colleges and K-12 schools to disclose any ties with Confucius Institutes.
February 2, 2021
Article: President Biden and Foreign Influence in Higher Ed
David Acevedo
In a new article for The Federalist, Rachelle Peterson enumerates the specific dangers coming from the CCP and offers to the Biden administration five recommendations for continued reforms.
January 13, 2021
Press Release: Scholars Encourage Reforms to the Higher Education Act
National Association of Scholars
How do we encourage reform of America’s costly, politicized, and dysfunctional system of higher education? NAS's policy recommendations in Freedom to Learn detail a way forward.
January 5, 2021
Article: 2020 NAS Roundup
David Acevedo
As we enter a new year, we're taking some time to reflect on all that we accomplished in the rollercoaster known as 2020.
January 11, 2021
Event: EVENT: Freedom to Learn
National Association of Scholars
How do we reform America's costly, politicized, and dysfunctional system of higher education? Join the National Association of Scholars this Wednesday, January 13th at 3 pm ET to find out.
January 9, 2021
Article: Turning a Blind Eye to Chinese Malfeasance Does Not Advance Justice
David Acevedo
An open letter from three organizations to President-elect Biden urges him to end the DoJ's China Initiative, denouncing it as racist. This will lead to less justice, not more.
January 5, 2021
Article: The 2020 Election
Peter Wood
The 2020 election was as contentious as they get. What effect will this extreme partisanship have on the future of higher education? At what point are bipartisan proposals useless--when is a line to b......
December 22, 2020
Article: NDAA 2021 Plays Softball with Confucius Institutes
David Acevedo
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 is on the president's desk, but its restrictions on Confucius Institutes don't go nearly far enough.