February 1, 2016

Keep the SAT Essay

Madison Iszler

Perhaps the most unfortunate change to the new SAT is that the essay is now optional.

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January 28, 2016

Invitation: Beach Books Report Launch with Keynote by Mark Bauerlein

National Association of Scholars

For the past six years, NAS has surveyed college common reading programs. Join us at the launch of the newest "Beach Books" report. 

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January 27, 2016

Fix Values, Not Statues, Says National Association of Scholars

National Association of Scholars

PRESS RELEASE: The NAS releases an 11,000-word statement on the purposes of higher education.

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January 27, 2016

The Quiet Transformation: The Online Revolution is Building Hybrid State Universities

Jonathan Bean

Historian Jonathan Bean describes the impact of online education at his university.

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January 27, 2016

Dear Future Professor: What I’ve Learned about Teaching Well

Walter E. Williams

Walter Williams offers some suggestions for how to become a good teacher.

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January 25, 2016

Lawsuit Claims "End Common Core" Referendum Is Illegal

National Association of Scholars

Grassroots efforts in Massachusetts to let voters repeal the Common Core are under attack from a lawsuit. 

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January 25, 2016

Give the Poor Students a Chance, Not a Preference

Ashley Thorne

NAS Executive Director Ashley Thorne analyzes the problems with giving college admissions preferences to low-income students.

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January 21, 2016

Dear Future Arts Professor

Daniel Asia

Daniel Asia gives advice to future arts and humanities scholars.

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July 30, 2024

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Don’t Cry for Them, Academia

The dark secret of anti-Semitism is that ignorance alone cannot explain it away or absolve those who adhere to it. If anything, the most vivid episodes of history’s anti-Semitism have......

September 6, 2024

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Professor Alleges "Widespread" Discriminatory Hiring Coverup at University of Washington

Audio acquired by the National Association of Scholars describes allegations of coverup race-based hiring coverup at the University of Washington...

June 20, 2024

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Remembering Warren Winiarski

Peter Wood writes on the passing of Warren Winiarski, a long-time supporter and friend of the National Association of Scholars, who sought to cultivate civilization and the liberal arts......

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May 15, 2015

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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....

September 6, 2024

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Professor Alleges "Widespread" Discriminatory Hiring Coverup at University of Washington

Audio acquired by the National Association of Scholars describes allegations of coverup race-based hiring coverup at the University of Washington...

September 18, 2024

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DEI vs. Academic Integrity at University of Washington

FOIA requests found evidence of racial discrimination at the University of Washington. A professor now accuses the University of a cover-up. A leading scholar of "whiteness" is accus......