August 2, 2023

A Symposium on Legacy Admissions: David Randall

David Randall

Legacy admissions is just a game of spot-the-sucker, argues David Randall in the latest istallment of the NAS's symposium.

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August 1, 2023

Curtailing the Censorship Industrial Complex

David Randall

When academics work to censor others, especially in cooperation with government agencies, they endanger the freedoms of all Americans.

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August 1, 2023

CounterCurrent: Legacy Admissions Shoutout

Chance Layton

NAS joins the legacy admissions debate with a new symposium.

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July 31, 2023

Event: NAS Members' Day

National Association of Scholars

Join the Wisconsin and National Association of Scholars on Friday, October 20, at 1 pm CDT for a "NAS Members' Day."

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July 31, 2023

Event: Science Outside the University

National Association of Scholars

Join the National Association of Scholars on Friday, September 1, at 3 pm ET to discuss "Restoring the Sciences: Science Outside the University."

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July 31, 2023

A Symposium on Legacy Admissions: Neetu Arnold

Neetu Arnold

Conservatives should stick to merit, equal opportunity, and fairness by ending legacy admissions, argues Neetu Arnold in her contribution to the NAS's symposium.

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July 27, 2023

VIDEO: 36 Years Fighting Racial Preferences: A Retrospective

National Association of Scholars

Join us for a special webinar event in the wake of Students For Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College to discuss the future of college admissions, how colleg......

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July 27, 2023

A Symposium on Legacy Admissions: Joshua T. Katz

Joshua T. Katz

It is not clear that legacy admissions is (or should be) against the law, but even if it isn’t (or shouldn’t be), the intellectual and moral problems with the practice are a matter on......

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July 26, 2023

A Symposium on Legacy Admissions: Bruce Gilley

Bruce Gilley

Long-standing higher ed institutions are obliged to consider past generations as well as current and future ones. Admitting some students based on this fact is imperative, and part of a prec......

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July 25, 2023

Exposed: The “Chilling Effect”

Kali Jerrard

Florida’s Stop W.O.K.E. Act is facing legal battles—even though it protects academic freedom from the “chilling effect” of higher ed’s politicized orthodoxy, not the othe......

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July 30, 2024

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Don’t Cry for Them, Academia

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Backlash: Sometimes It Hurts So Good

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An Elephant Walks into Class

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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...

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Ask a Scholar: What is the True Definition of Latino?

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?...