April 9, 2012

What Are Kids Reading?

Ashley Thorne

NAS board member Sandra Stotsky writes about the low levels of reading in our schools today.

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April 9, 2012

How to Ask a Question

Peter Wood

Peter Wood offers advice to students and academics on how to ask questions at public events.

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April 6, 2012

Health Care Debate, Political Issues, Engage Student Press Writers

Glenn Ricketts

Student journalists weigh in on health care, presidential politics and other issues

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April 5, 2012

Capitalism and Western Civilization: Education

William H. Young

William Young examines the state of contemporary education and finds it wanting

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April 4, 2012

Stopping the Rot

Victor Stepien

Australia's leading intellectual journal published this review of the anthology The Politically Correct University, which includes chapters by NAS leaders Peter Wood and Steve Balch.

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April 4, 2012

Final Edit: Irving Louis Horowitz, 1929-2012

Peter Wood

Peter Wood remembers Irving Louis Horowitz, founding publisher of Academic Questions and intellectual warrior.

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April 4, 2012

The Ugly Politicization of the University of California

George Leef

The recent NAS report on politicization in the UC system is right on target.

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April 3, 2012

Remediating America: On the Consultations of FSG

Peter Wood

Peter Wood observes that the call for extraordinary efforts to improve community college degree-completion rates might benefit consultants more than students.

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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......

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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......