October 26, 2021

Colby College Signals "Conservatives Need Not Apply"

Daniel Pipes

A routine job posting exhibits how one's personal political beliefs are becoming more important to academic administrators and hiring committees.

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October 23, 2021

Equality In Servitude: From Citizen Competence to Therapeutic Despotism

Joshua Mitchell

Seek to produce competent students, and you honor your commitment to higher education; seek to produce innocent victims, and you become an institution of higher infantilization.

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October 21, 2021

This Time We're Ready: The Re-Appointment of Catherine Lhamon

Teresa R. Manning

Catherine Lhamon is confirmed by the U.S. Senate as Assistant Secretary for the Office of Civil Rights. Her reappointment is disappointing, but this time we're ready to fight against her administr......

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October 20, 2021

How Can State Legislatures Counter Chinese Influence in American Higher Education?

Rachelle Peterson

This written testimony by NAS Senior Research Fellow Rachelle Peterson focuses on the CCP's continual influence on American higher ed, as well as what state legislatures can do about it.

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October 20, 2021

Alumni Organize in Defense of College Free Speech

Stuart Taylor, Jr. and Edward Yingling

A press release announcing the launch of the Alumni Free Speech Alliance, a new organization dedicated to mobilizing college and university alumni in defense of free speech on campus.

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October 19, 2021

Inside the Magical World of PSLF

David Acevedo

The Public Service Loan Forgiveness program: Where $0 payments make your student debt dreams come true!

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October 18, 2021

Letter: Reforming Louisiana Social Studies Standards

Peter Wood and David Randall

NAS concludes that the Louisiana Standards: Social Studies draft, unfortunately, uses misguided pedagogical principles and has been politicized to forward a radical curriculum aligned with C......

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October 14, 2021

Feds Panic, Wisconsin Weighs In, and Cal. Ethnic Studies Mandate Goes Live

David Randall

Once more, in the battle over ideology in schools, both sides make significant gains. Click to read the latest issue of Resolute, the Civics Alliance newsletter.

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October 14, 2021

The U.S. Senate Must Vote No On Lhamon

Teresa R. Manning

Catherine Lhamon's nomination to head the Department of Education's Office of Civil rights is up for a full vote by the U.S. Senate on Monday. To secure the due process rights of students......

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October 13, 2021

NAS Calls on Governor Noem to Pause Revision of South Dakota Fine Arts and Other Standards

Peter Wood and David Randall

South Dakota is pursuing social studies standards that promote a first-rate education and protect children from political indoctrination. The state should also establish a new procedure to evaluate K-......

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