Statements

View all statements and comments made by the National Association of Scholars on higher education policies.

March 24, 2025

NAS Commends Trump Administration for Education Department Executive Order

National Association of Scholars

Slash-and-burn is not enough: if it is to be closed forever, the Department of Education must be rooted out, statute by statute.

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March 17, 2025

Statement: University of Virginia Votes to Dissolve DEI Office

National Association of Scholars

The Board of Visitors at the University of Virginia has unanimously voted to dissolve the University’s Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Community Partnerships, end illegal discrim......

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March 11, 2025

NAS Welcomes Salutary Cuts to Education Department

National Association of Scholars

The National Association of Scholars welcomes the Trump administration’s plan to reduce the size of the United States Education Department staff by approximately 50%. Federal bureaucrats ha......

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February 24, 2025

NAS Applauds the American Bar Association's Suspension of DEI Rules

National Association of Scholars

The American Bar Association must now move beyond suspending the enforcement of its misbegotten rules to the elimination of the rules themselves.

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January 29, 2025

Rooting Out Race-Based Discrimination

Peter Wood

A statement on President Trump's Executive Order, "Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity."

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