November 18, 2014

New NAS Membership Cards

National Association of Scholars

Lifetime members of the National Association of Scholars will receive official NAS wallet cards.

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November 10, 2014

Authors Wanted

National Association of Scholars

Textbook authors seek collaborators who have expertise in genetics, psychology, sociology, and anthropology.

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November 10, 2014

Causing the College Credentials Craze

George Leef

George Leef writes on the "credentials mania" and the effects of companies ruling out applicants who don't have college degrees.

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November 10, 2014

Is there any real content to "leisure studies"?

George Leef

Leisure is not a dream that universities need to model; it's a choice that people make among all the uses of their time.

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November 6, 2014

Those Stubborn Classics

Ashley Thorne

Colleges think classic books are irrelevant, too difficult, and too privileged. They’re wrong. 

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November 6, 2014

Common Core Standards Set by Our Elites

Peter Wood

NAS President Peter Wood visited Birmingham, Alabama to discuss the Common Core with the Alabama chapter of the Eagle Forum.

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November 5, 2014

Faculty are Increasingly Skeptical about MOOCs

Rachelle Peterson

Faculty are becoming more hopeful about technology's ability to convey information, but are increasingly skeptical about its worth in transmitting more than just facts.

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November 3, 2014

Academic Social Science - Rousseau Redux

William H. Young

William Young examines the enduring influence of Jean-Jacques Rousseu in academic social science.

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October 31, 2014

Sandra Stotsky on Governors and the Common Core

National Association of Scholars

NAS board member Sandra Stotsky has published an article in Breitbart taking Republican governors to task for their recent “pretend to revise Common Core” moves.

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October 30, 2014

Video from Common Core Debate at St. Francis College

National Association of Scholars

St. Francis College in Brooklyn hosted a debate between NAS President Peter Wood and Sol Stern of the Manhattan Institute.

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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......