December 7, 2021

To Mandate or Not to Mandate—The NAS Weighs In

David Acevedo

Higher ed’s COVID-19 vaccine requirements are both excessive and unwarranted.

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December 2, 2021

Sokal III: The Latest (and Greatest?) Academic Hoax

Marina Ziemnick

Start perusing the latest issues of “elite” academic journals. There’s no telling what you might find.

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December 2, 2021

The Great American Novel Series: Go Tell It on the Mountain

National Association of Scholars

Watch our latest installment of The Great American Novel Series as we discuss James Baldwin's semi-autobiographical novel, "Go Tell It on the Mountain."

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December 1, 2021

Identity Politics Is Taking Over Astronomy

Ian Oxnevad

An astronomy profession guided by identity politics and cultural Marxism rather than scientific evidence could produce a distorted view of our solar system and the cosmos.

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November 30, 2021

The New 1619 Project Book Tells the Same Old Story

David Acevedo

Two years later, Nikole Hannah-Jones and the NYT are back with more 1619 antics.

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November 30, 2021

UNC's New Medicine

Marina Ziemnick

The University of North Carolina School of Medicine’s efforts to enforce ideological conformity in its classrooms and curricula reflect a dangerous trend in medical education.

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November 24, 2021

North Dakota Bans CRT, 1619 Returns, and Wisconsin Parents File Suit

John D. Sailer

Although the heated debates of the last few months have simmered down for the holidays, activists, policymakers, and parents still push competing visions of education.

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November 24, 2021

1619 Again: Revisiting the Project's Troubled Past

Peter Wood

New York Times editor Jake Silverstein's new essay on the 1619 Project attempts to glide past the awkwardness that accompanied the project’s early days. Let's set the record straigh......

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November 24, 2021

Press Release: NAS Files Amicus Brief in Vlaming v. West Point School Board

National Association of Scholars

NAS has filed an amicus brief in support of Peter Vlaming's appeal to the Supreme Court of Virginia after he was fired for declining to refer to a female student by male pronouns.

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November 24, 2021

NAS Urges the South Dakota Board of Regents to Build Upon Its Initial Reform Efforts

National Association of Scholars

The National Association of Scholars urges the South Dakota Board of Regents to build upon its first steps toward reforming the state's public universities and proposes additional reforms.

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