April 29, 2020

Conference Call: Critical Care

Rachelle Peterson

Join NAS for a conference call this Friday at 3:30 PM Eastern, to discuss Critical Care, our plan to guide the federal response to higher education in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.

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April 29, 2020

Scholars Announce Guidelines for Higher Education Bailout

National Association of Scholars

The National Association of Scholars has released a plan to guide the federal response to the unprecedented disruptions facing higher education in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.

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April 28, 2020

Admissions Lotteries v.s. Merit

David Acevedo

How should college admissions change in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic? One scholar argues for random lotteries across the board.

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April 24, 2020

Toward a Renewed Study of Western Civilization

David Acevedo

A review of NAS's recent report, The Lost History of Western Civilization, by acclaimed historian Robert Paquette.

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April 24, 2020

Teaching Uncertainty

David Randall

The coronavirus pandemic has flung abstruse questions of scientific modeling to the forefront of public consciousness. How is the public to evaluate models intelligently?

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April 23, 2020

What's the Future of Higher Education?

National Association of Scholars

As classes move online, campuses close, and colleges ask for bailouts, we want to know: What's the Future of Higher Education?

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April 21, 2020

In Review: “The Breakdown of Higher Education”

David Acevedo

In his new book, John Ellis proposes strong legislative solutions to combat the ideological homogeneity in American higher education.

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April 21, 2020

Coronavirus and Budget Freezes

David Randall

Colleges and universities should not receive another cent until they cut their useless administrators.

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April 20, 2020

Aaron William Godfrey, Rara Avis, RIP

Glenn Ricketts

The National Association of Scholars mourns the passing of long-time member Aaron “Bill” Godfrey, who passed away earlier this month.

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April 20, 2020

Coronavirus and Student Character

David Randall

Social justice education, civic engagement, and service learning have proven ineffective in shaping college students' character. 

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