July 14, 2015
Professor Russell Eisenman argues that tenure is a necessary safeguard for professors.
July 13, 2015
Prominent sustainability activist Bill McKibben offers some answers to questions posed by NAS.
July 13, 2015
From Bill Nye to Barack Obama, commencement speakers across the country encouraged the class of 2015 to "change the world" by changing the planet.
July 9, 2015
You can now use Amazon Smile to give 0.5% of your purchases to NAS.
July 8, 2015
Virginia Tech is now asking candidates for promotion and tenure to prove their "active involvement in diversity and inclusion."
July 6, 2015
Dr. Sandra Stotsky calls attention to the lack of parent voices in "No Child Left Behind" re-authorization.
July 2, 2015
The fossil fuel divestment fad indulges fantasy rather than grappling with economic realities.
July 1, 2015
In his new book, Peter Cappelli argues that college is not always a good investment.
June 30, 2015
The Supreme Court has an opportunity to revisit an affirmative action case - and hopefully end race-based admissions policies.
June 26, 2015
The case of Rachel Dolezal highlights the relevance of the satirical novel Black No More.
October 29, 2024
Today’s Middle Eastern Studies Centers are facing a crisis due to the winds of change in the Middle East and their own ideological echo chamber....
November 19, 2024
NAS welcomes the nomination of Congressmen Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency....
November 20, 2024
With McMahon, the new administration has a chance to drastically slim down and depoliticize the Education Department....
May 15, 2015
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....
October 12, 2010
What does it mean to be Latino? Are only Latin American people Latino, or does the term apply to anyone whose language derived from Latin?...
May 26, 2010
A sampling of arguments for the idea that college may not be for everyone....
