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January 28, 2020

NAS Releases New Report: The Lost History of Western Civilization

David Acevedo

Written by Stanley Kurtz, The Lost History of Western Civilization traces the ways in which the 1988 controversy over the teaching of Western Civilization at Stanford set the pattern for t......

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January 28, 2020

Western Civ is Here to Stay

David Randall

In his latest op-ed for RealClearEducation, NAS Research Director David Randall introduces Stanley Kurtz's new report The Lost History of Western Civilization, highlighting the necessity and......

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January 21, 2020

Surrender of the Humanities

Peter Wood

Why are the humanities disappearing? Is it dethronement brought by a "neoliberal" disenchantment or a forfeiting of profundity the Academy's elite?

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January 21, 2020

Written Remarks for EO 12866 Meeting

National Association of Scholars

When the 2011 Dear Colleague Letter was issued, NAS watched with alarm as campus officials alleged, without evidence, a college rape epidemic.  NAS supports a reevaluation of current Title I......

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January 21, 2020

U.S. Science & Engineering Lags Behind (Again)

David Acevedo

U.S. S&E development continues to stall compared to other world powers, and China is quickly closing the gap.

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