December 15, 2023

A Commitment to Intellectual Freedom

David Randall

If our fellow Americans forget their past, how will they know why or how to fight for liberty, in the republic and in the university?

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December 15, 2023

This Bill of Rights Day, Let’s Celebrate the Preamble

Hans Zeiger

December 15th should be a day all Americans reflect on the unique blessings the Bill of Rights safeguards—the freedom of speech, the right to bear arms, and being protected from undue searches a......

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December 15, 2023

NAS Applauds Oklahoma Governor's Executive Order

National Association of Scholars

Governor Stitt’s action makes possible the removal of illiberal and authoritarian DEI bureaucracies from Oklahoma’s public universities and state government.

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December 12, 2023

VIDEO: Unlocking the Genome: The Human Genome Project

National Association of Scholars

What is the legacy of the human genome project today? Listen in to learn more.

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December 12, 2023

The Naughty List

Ian Oxnevad

Unfortunately for American higher education, Harvard, Yale, and other “elite institutions” sit uncomfortably on China’s Nice List. 

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December 12, 2023

Harvard Corporation Betrays Harvard

David Randall

To those members of the Harvard Corporation who have disgraced Harvard University by retaining Claudine Gay, we repeat what Leo Amery said to Neville Chamberlain in May 1940, as the results of his cat......

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December 11, 2023

Claudine Gay Should Go

Peter Wood and David Randall

The National Association of Scholars calls on the Harvard Corporation to remove Claudine Gay from Harvard College’s presidency, for a myriad of reasons.

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December 11, 2023

NAS endorsement of the College Admissions Accountability Act

National Association of Scholars

Colleges and universities need to know that their unlawful actions will lead to clear consequences, and this is the great wisdom of the College Admissions Accountability Act.

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December 9, 2023

The Presidents and Academic Freedom

Peter Wood

What are the boundaries of “free speech?” They are pretty much the same as the boundaries of civilization. Savages need not apply.

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Where Did We Get the Idea That Only White People Can Be Racist?

A look at the double standard that has arisen regarding racism, illustrated recently by the reaction to a black professor's biased comments on Twitter....

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10 Reasons Not to Go to College

A sampling of arguments for the idea that college may not be for everyone....