May 2, 2014

Food Justice Programs Popping Up Like Mushrooms

Marilee Turscak

Over the past two decades, food-related courses and food justice programs have become a hot trend in academia.

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May 2, 2014

Prager U: The Middle East Problem

Jason Fertig

Best-selling author, columnist, and nationally syndicated radio host Dennis Prager provides a quick, entertaining, and thoughtful explanation of the Middle Eastern conflict.

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May 1, 2014

Presidential Searches

National Association of Scholars

PRESS RELEASE: Commitment to "Intellectual Diversity" top choice for new college presidents, says NAS.

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April 30, 2014

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the MOOC

David Clemens

The MOOC provides a platform for education about Western Civilization.

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April 30, 2014

Why Do Most College Students Think the Same Thoughts?

Peter Wood

On many topics—racial preferences, sustainability, gay marriage, world citizenship, patriarchy, harassment, sexual freedom—there is room on campus for only one opinion.

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April 30, 2014

Where do preferential policies stand now?

George Leef

"It is no longer the case that Jim Crow–advantaged whites are being displaced by just-liberated African-Americans. Indeed, it is more and more the case that preferences are used to give an advan......

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April 29, 2014

Godzilla vs. Godot

Peter Wood

Godzilla and Godot have more in common than a first syllable. They are the two opposing faces of despair: a god that is pure wrath and a god that never shows up.

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April 29, 2014

Peter Wood Made Regular Contributor to Huffington Post

National Association of Scholars

Peter Wood will write regularly on higher education and intellectual culture. We encourage readers to visit his author page to engage with his work. 

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April 28, 2014

High Art Deserves a High Place in Higher Education

Peter Wood

Will the fine arts ever feel like native inhabitants of the university, or will they always be little guests?

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April 24, 2014

Social Scientists Vs. Climate Change

Rachelle Peterson

Rachelle DeJong live-blogs a two-day conference at The New School on how to get people to live "greener" lives.

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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......