Articles

Read thoughts and initiatives from the National Association of Scholars.

April 2, 2012

More Better Citizens: Obama's Higher-Education Agenda, Part 4B of 8

Peter Wood

Peter Wood looks at the ways "diversity," loan forgiveness for public service, the Common Core State Standards, and Obama's earlier involvment with the group Public Allies show the President'......

Continue Reading

March 30, 2012

A Crisis of Competence: The Corrupting Effect of Political Activism in the University of California

John M. Ellis

A report on the consequences of politicization in higher education, focused on the University of California.

Continue Reading

March 30, 2012

Politics Undermining Learning, Scholars Warn University of California

PRESS RELEASE: The California Association of Scholars has published a report showing how radical faculty members and administrators and politicized courses have compromised the quality of education......

Continue Reading

March 29, 2012

Education vs. Training at Community Colleges

Jason Fertig

Jeff Anderson, dean of humanities, fine arts, and social sciences at Illinois Valley Community College, argues for the many benefits of great books courses, even for community college students.

Continue Reading

March 29, 2012

A Thought-Provoking 'Is the West Best?' Discussion with Ibn Warraq

Ashley Thorne

At a lively panel discussion on Wednesday at Saint Francis College, authors Ibn Warraq and Paul Berman, and journalist Sohrab Ahmari reflected on the worth of Western civilization.

Continue Reading