National Association of Scholars

Peter Wood in Society Magazine

Jun 11, 2013 by Ashley Thorne |

NAS president Peter Wood's article, “The Sixties Came Late to Bowdoin,” appears in the current issue of the scholarly journal Society.

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This Means War: Swarthmore Religion Profs Ready to Fight

May 23, 2013 by Ashley Thorne |

Five Swarthmore professors call for "the moral equivalent of war."

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Full Online Access to Academic Questions

May 09, 2013 by Ashley Thorne |

NAS members who wish to read Academic Questions online can do so by creating a user account at the website of the journal's publisher.

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Video: Midge Decter Receives Sidney Hook Award

May 08, 2013 by Ashley Thorne |

NAS honored Midge Decter, "the presiding spirit" at the founding of the organization, with an award for distinguished contributions to the defense of academic freedom and the integrity of academic life.

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Radio Interview with Peter Wood on Bowdoin

May 08, 2013 by Ashley Thorne |

NAS president Peter Wood discusses NAS's findings on Bowdoin College.

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Spring 2013 Academic Questions Issue is Out

May 02, 2013 by Ashley Thorne |

The first issue of NAS's quarterly journal's 2013 volume focuses on the Common Core, civics education, racial preferences, and important new books in higher education.

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Texas Legislature Hears Arguments on “Comprehensive Survey” Bill

Apr 19, 2013 by Ashley Thorne |

The Texas House of Representatives' Higher Education Committee heard arguments for and against a bill that would clarify a preexisting bill requiring the study of U.S. history in college.

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Shut Up for Gay Rights, Says Dean of Students

Apr 19, 2013 by Ashley Thorne |

Today colleges around the country are encouraging the national Day of Silence to support LGBT rights.

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Rutgers President Announces Plan to Inflate Diversity Bureaucracy

Apr 18, 2013 by Ashley Thorne |

Rutgers University has appointed a new Vice President for Institutional Diversity and Inclusion and will create Vice Chancellors for Diversity and Inclusion on all campuses.

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A Critical Reexamination of Social Justice

Apr 15, 2013 by Ashley Thorne |

A national meeting of the Philadelphia Society considered the meaning of "social justice" and how it is different from regular justice.

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Scholar in Conservative Thought Appointed at UC Boulder - Wise or Wrong?

Mar 20, 2013 by Ashley Thorne |

Does filling a named position in conservative thought and policy prove that the University of Colorado at Boulder is intellectually open-minded?

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Mary Grabar Reviews NAS Conference

Mar 20, 2013 by Ashley Thorne |

A writer who attended NAS's 25th anniversary celebration "A Mighty Maze" responds to attacks on NAS in the Chronicle of Higher Education.

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Why “Comprehensive” History is Controversial

Mar 19, 2013 by Ashley Thorne |

Two new bills that would require general education requirements for U.S. history to be met by courses providing "a comprehensive survey" are seen as a threat by proponents of Mexican American studies.

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