August 27, 2020

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National Association of Scholars

Was America founded on the idea of liberty or on the brutality of slavery?

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August 26, 2020

Title IX and Targeting the Two-Track Approach

Teresa R. Manning

Colleges and universities are devising their own sexual misconduct policies separate from Title IX in what may be an effort to evade the new regulations.

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August 25, 2020

Hunting the Phoenix: New Report Uncovers 600 Chinese “Talent-Recruitment Stations”

David Acevedo

New research by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute reveals the inner workings of China's international "talent-recruitment" scheme. America is by far its biggest target.

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August 25, 2020

NAS Applauds the Newly Drafted ATHENAI Act

National Association of Scholars

The Athenai Institute has drafted the Action to Halt the Expansion of Neo-Authoritarian Influence Act, a model state bill which would require Confucius Institutes to close by 2021.

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August 24, 2020

An Important Step in the Fight to Ban Chinese Confucius Institutes

Rachelle Peterson

Alabama state representative Tommy Hanes has unveiled a draft proposal to ban Confucius Institutes outright, a model we encourage legislators in the rest of the U.S. to follow.

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August 18, 2020

DOJ Probe Finds Decades of Racism in Yale Admissions

David Acevedo

The Department of Justice has found that Yale illegally discriminates based on race in undergraduate admissions, most often to the detriment of white and Asian applicants.

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August 17, 2020

NAS Commends Tom Cotton's Campus Free Speech Restoration Act

National Association of Scholars

Senator Cotton has introduced the Campus Free Speech Restoration Act, a bill that would protect students' free speech rights in both public and private colleges and universities.

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August 17, 2020

Require Budget Transparency in Oklahoma Higher Ed

David Randall

Oklahoma can create an exceptional system of public higher education—one shorn of social-justice activists and dedicated to providing a cost-effective, rigorous education.

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August 14, 2020

Scholars Unsurprised by Yale’s Violation of Civil Rights

National Association of Scholars

The Department of Justice has accused Yale University of racial discrimination in its undergraduate admissions, defending the principle that no institution is above the law.

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August 14, 2020

Department of Justice Finds Yale Guilty of Racial Discrimination in Admissions

David Acevedo

After a two year long investigation, the DOJ found that Yale University discriminates against undergraduate applicants based on race and is therefore in violation of Title VI.

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