December 2, 2015

American Association of University Professors Abandons Educators Under Siege

Peter Wood

NAS President Peter Wood writes about how defenders of academic freedom leave campus lynch mob victims to fend for themselves.

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December 2, 2015

Dear Future Conservative Professor

Robert Maranto

The academy needs ideological diversity, and conservative students should be undaunted in participating at the higest level. 

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December 1, 2015

Stanley Fish, Divestment, and "The Student Assault on the Academy"

National Association of Scholars

Stanley Fish writes on the campus divestment movement and the role of the university.

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November 30, 2015

The Self-Defeating Claim that Women and Minorities are Weak and Fragile

George W. Dent

The desire for "safe spaces" is an affirmation of weakness that is false and pernicious.

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November 25, 2015

Dear Future Adjunct

David Randall

NAS director of communications David Randall advises current and future adjunct professors. 

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November 23, 2015

The Guilted Age

Thomas Dineen

Thomas Dineen tells how Debby Irving educated him on his whiteness.

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November 18, 2015

Dear Future Professor

Hal Arkes

The first in a series of letters to new and prospective professors. 

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November 18, 2015

Peter Wood Interviewed on Common Core

National Association of Scholars

NAS President Peter Wood is interviewed at CNSNews.com on the dangers the Common Core poses to American education.

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November 17, 2015

Videos: "Inside Divestment" Launch

National Association of Scholars

A first look at the launch of "Inside Divestment: The Illiberal Movement to Turn a Generation Against Fossil Fuels."

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

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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....