April 4, 2019

Episode #22: The Legacy of Reconstruction

National Association of Scholars

Peter W. Wood is joined by Gene Dattel and author and scholar on race in America. We discuss the history of reconstruction, reparations, civil rights, and Black separatist movements. 

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March 28, 2019

Episode #21: Last Month Today, March Newscast

National Association of Scholars

March was a busy month, from college admission scandals to free speech executive orders we had our hands full. Listen in and hear what the NAS staff has to say about March's biggest higher educati......

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March 27, 2019

Today: Toolkit and Conference Call on the Politicization of the College Board

National Association of Scholars

How did the College Board become so thoroughly politicized? What else can be done to ensure that high school students receive an unbiased, rigorous education? 

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March 22, 2019

China’s Insidious Institutes

Rachelle Peterson

Senator Rob Portman asks the right questions on Beijing-funded Confucius Institutes.

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March 21, 2019

Conference Call: The Politicization of the College Board

David Randall

Join us next Wednesday, March 27, at 2 PM Eastern for a conference call to discuss the ways in which many of the Advanced Placement tests have become politicized and weakened.

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March 21, 2019

Christopher Columbus: Villain or Hero?

Peter Wood

In the episode, Peter W. Wood is joined by Professor Bob Carle. They discuss his recent article in Academic Questions on Christopher Columbus and the redeeming heroes made into villains.

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March 18, 2019

25 Years of "A Word A Day"

David Randall

A website with a love of words marks its 25 year.

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March 18, 2019

Oh, the Varsity Blues

David Randall

What's wrong with American colleges? Admissions departments are a small microcosm of large scale corruption.

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March 14, 2019

What is High Culture For?

National Association of Scholars

Peter Wood interviews Nathaniel Peters of the Morningside Institute. 

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