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May 1, 2020

Open Letter: Urge the President to Rescue American Higher Ed Through Reform

National Association of Scholars

We are urging the President to rescue American higher education. He must lead Congress to pass a bailout linked to regulatory reform that will make our colleges and universities the greatest......

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May 1, 2020

Toolkit: Critical Care

Rachelle Peterson

Use this toolkit to advocate for the principles that should guide any federal support for higher education during the coronavirus pandemic. 

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April 30, 2020

Failing Our Students in a Crisis

John O. McGinnis

Technological progress will not maximize learning if our educational institutions are mired in an ideology that prevents full use of the tools.

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April 28, 2020

Admissions Lotteries v.s. Merit

David Acevedo

How should college admissions change in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic? One scholar argues for random lotteries across the board.

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April 24, 2020

Toward a Renewed Study of Western Civilization

David Acevedo

A review of NAS's recent report, The Lost History of Western Civilization, by acclaimed historian Robert Paquette.

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