Harvey Mansfield Praises the Bowdoin Project
Apr 23, 2013 by Michael Toscano |
Harvey Mansfield congratulates Peter Wood on the Bowdoin report.
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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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The Lack of Intellectual Diversity at Law Schools
Apr 19, 2013 by Michael Toscano |
The Harvard Federalist Society held an important conference on Intellectual Diversity and the Legal Academy
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Videos from A Mighty Maze, Session 2
Apr 18, 2013 by Crystal Plum |
Videos of the Peter Shaw Memorial Award and Session 2 panel speakers at the NAS 2013 conference: The Battle over Racial Prefrences.
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Videos from A Mighty Maze, Session 1
Apr 18, 2013 by Crystal Plum |
Videos of introduction and Session 1 panel speakers at the NAS 2013 conference: The Illiberal Arts: Politicization and Academic Decline.
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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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Upcoming Higher Education Events
Apr 18, 2013 by Crystal Plum |
Engage with NAS members and friends on issues in higher education at upcoming events this month.
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Both Wrong and Bad
Apr 17, 2013 by Carl Cohen |
In a review essay, Cohen says Russell Nieli's Wounds That Will Not Heal "contends that the products of race preference, or affirmative action, are bad—very, very bad."
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New Chancellor at UNC—Good Move or Blunder?
Apr 17, 2013 by George Leef |
Carol Folt, chancellor-elect comes from Dartmouth, an Ivy League college that has one-seventh the students and no athletic scholarships.
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Patriot’s Day in Boston
Apr 16, 2013 by Peter Wood |
A call to summon national resolve against our enemies in the aftermath of a terrorist attack on America.
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Video: Sandra Stotsky Discusses the Common Core
Apr 16, 2013 by Crystal Plum |
The Pioneer Institute features Dr. Sandra Stotsky, working to reform Common Core Standards.
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The Common Core State Standards: Two Views
Apr 16, 2013 by Jane Robbins, Mark Bauerlein |
Jane Robbins describes the defects in the Common Core State Standards for English and math; Mark Bauerlein responds, seeing opportunity rather than disaster.
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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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Ask a Scholar: Does the Easy Use of Credit Bid Up the Price of Household Cost?
Apr 15, 2013 by Jason Fertig |
Jason Fertig responds to an inquiry regarding the easy use of credit in household economic calculations.
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