October 29, 2020

Report Finds Title IX Offices are Sex Monitors, not Education Monitors

National Association of Scholars

Title IX, the federal law banning sex discrimination at schools receiving federal funds, has been weaponized by campus administrators and is now used to persecute students accused of sexual misconduct......

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October 28, 2020

Higher Ed Leadership Takes on Racism

National Association of Scholars

UPDATED AND SEARCHABLE: Is your institution one of the 300+ that have published statements condemning "systemic racism" and promising an "anti-racist" future? Click to find out.

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October 27, 2020

ED Finds Over $6.5 Billion in Undisclosed Foreign Gifts

David Acevedo

In a new report, the Department of Education details “four decades of pervasive noncompliance” with foreign gift disclosure law by American colleges and universities.

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October 26, 2020

Broken: Title IX, Due Process, and the Cost Students Pay

National Association of Scholars

Title IX is broken. Administrators focus on political activism while students are left to suffer the consequences of failed policies. Join NAS on October 29th at 2 PM ET to discuss.

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October 21, 2020

Compulsory Education at the University of Pittsburgh

Terrence L. Hormel

Pitt freshmen are now required to take PITT 0210, “Anti-Black Racism: History, Ideology, and Resistance,” which may be more aptly called “Critical Race Theory 0210.”

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October 20, 2020

China Threatens Hostage Diplomacy

David Acevedo

China has officially upped the ante, warning that it may begin detaining Americans as retaliation for U.S. actions against Chinese influence.

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October 16, 2020

To Prevent Election Catastrophe We Need Open Data

David Randall

Sound statistics won’t be enough to save us from a toxic brew of partisan hatred. But they might make the difference that lets the country accept the results of the election peacefully.

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October 13, 2020

An Outspoken Scholar Gets Canceled, Again, but He’s Not Giving Up

Christopher Kendall

What do you get when you cross scholarly criticism of anticolonialism and an angry mob of academic "cancelers"? The results aren't pretty.

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October 13, 2020

President Trump’s Plans for Higher Ed

David Acevedo

The Trump administration seems most concerned with helping prospective students and their families make wise choices about college and supporting students while they are there.

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October 13, 2020

EVENT: All the King's Horses and Men

National Association of Scholars

Join the National Association of Scholars for an online lecture and Q&A on Wednesday, October 21st at 2 pm ET.

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