May 24, 2017

Beach Books: 2016–2017

David Randall

A report on the books assigned in 2016–2017 as "common reading."

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May 24, 2017

Executive Summary - Beach Books: 2016–2017

David Randall

An executive summary of the report on the books assigned in 2016–2017 as "common reading."

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May 22, 2017

Finding Academic Freedom

Peter Wood

A new chart by NAS that traces the changing meaning of academic freedom.

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May 22, 2017

Charting Academic Freedom: 102 Years of Debate

National Association of Scholars

PRESS RELEASE: The National Assocation of Scholars releases a compilation of the key statements on academic freedom, enabling individuals to understand the debate more thoroughly.

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May 22, 2017

Another Response from Binghamton University

National Association of Scholars

Wang Qianghua responds to NAS’s report on Confucius Institutes and to two other professors’ responses. 

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May 22, 2017

Binghamton University Professor Responds to NAS Report

National Association of Scholars

Professor Don Boros responds to Professor Chaffee and Outsourced to China.

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May 18, 2017

In Memoriam: Adam Scrupski (1928-2017)

Steve Balch

Steve Balch remembers founding NAS member Adam Scrupski.

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May 17, 2017

Mizzou's Chickens Come Home to Roost

Dion J. Pierre

Declining freshman enrollment at Mizzou is, at the least, an indication that parents are thinking twice before sending checks to institutions where students are doing everything but learning –or......

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May 17, 2017

Soft Power U: Chinese Propaganda in American Higher Education

National Association of Scholars

NAS Director of Research Rachelle Peterson comments on China's unprecedented influence on American college campuses.

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