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Read thoughts and initiatives from the National Association of Scholars.

June 21, 2022

Tracker: Legislative Measures on Confucius Institutes

Flora Yan

Use this bill tracker to discover what actions legislators are taking to prevent foreign influence on college campuses.

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June 14, 2022

Intellectual Freedom, If You Can Keep It

Marina Ziemnick

Intellectual freedom wasn’t born with tenure, and it won’t be saved by tenure. It’s time for besieged academics to stop clinging to their plastic shields and to start rebuilding.

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June 13, 2022

NAS Comments on Proposed DEI Requirement for Engineering Accreditation

J. Scott Turner

The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology's proposed rule change would impose a radical political agenda on engineering education.

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June 10, 2022

NAS Congratulates South Dakota on DEI Reforms, Encourages Further Action

National Association of Scholars

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem and the South Dakota state legislature deserve praise, but they must go much further in their higher education reform.

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June 7, 2022

IDEAAs Have Consequences

Marina Ziemnick

Ilya Shapiro's letter resigning from his position at Georgetown University is a lesson in self-respect and the value of standing firm in what one believes.

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