July 13, 2021

$300,000 for an M.F.A. in Film—Why Not?

David Acevedo

A new Wall Street Journal article exposes America’s broken student debt system—what can be done?

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July 9, 2021

Event: A Dubious Expediency

National Association of Scholars

Join NAS on Friday, July 16th at 2 pm ET for a discussion on the effects of racial preferences in higher education. 

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July 8, 2021

Victory in Florida, the Texas Special Session, and the Model K-12 Civics Code

David Randall

Click to read the eighth issue of Resolute, our new Civics Alliance newsletter informing you about the most urgent issues in civics education.

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July 7, 2021

CRT in Higher Education: Is a Day of Reckoning Coming for the University of Texas?

Louis K. Bonham

UT President Hartzell has been content to ignore critics regarding his institution's plunge into wokeism. With a Texas Legislature special session coming up, he may be in for a rude awakening.

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July 7, 2021

Training Students to Protest Doesn’t a Civics Education Make

John D. Sailer

A good civics education prepares students to form their own political beliefs. Protest civics bypasses that preparation, integrating substantive political goals right into the classroom.

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July 6, 2021

Video: 1820

National Association of Scholars

What is the legacy of the Missouri Compromise? Watch our webinar as John Craig Hammond, Jeffrey Pasley, Paul Finkelman discuss. 

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July 6, 2021

Diversity, Equity, and Intrusion in the Sciences

David Acevedo

The NAS has launched a new project analyzing DEI initiatives in STEM departments. Lead Researcher Christopher Sanfilippo begins with an examination of woke STEM at Harvard.

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July 1, 2021

Video: American Pastoral

National Association of Scholars

Watch this event to discover what makes American Pastoral a great American novel. This event featured Michael Wood, Matthew Shipe, and Steven Malanga.

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July 1, 2021

NAS Applauds Governor DeSantis for His Veto of S.B. 146

John D. Sailer

The NAS commends Florida Governor Ron DeSantis for vetoing S.B. 146, a bill which would covertly introduce partisan “action civics” into Florida’s civics curriculum.

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July 1, 2021

DeSantis Vetoes Stealth Protest-Civics Bill

Stanley Kurtz

This impressive move confirms DeSantis as one of the foremost leaders in the national push-back against the politicization of America’s schools.

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