Theodore Hamerow, RIP
Apr 08, 2013 by Stanley G. Payne |
We mourn the passing of Professor Ted Hamerow, remembered here by a close colleague.
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California Association of Scholars Responds to UC Regents
Mar 05, 2013 by Charles Geshekter , John M. Ellis |
The California Association of Scholars responds a second time to UC's Board of Regents.
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California Higher-Ed: Regents Deny Critics a Fair Hearing
Feb 19, 2013 by Peter Berkowitz |
The UC Board of Regents seems determined to disregard substantial evidence of the politicization of college education on its watch, in part by denying to its critics, the California Association of Scholars.
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California Scholars Confront Regents on UC Politicization
Feb 05, 2013 by Charles L. Geshekter , John Ellis |
The California Association of Scholars, a division of NAS, challenges the Board of Regents to address political activism in the classroom at the University of California.
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Recasting History: Are Race, Class, and Gender Dominating American History?
Jan 10, 2013 Ashley Thorne, Peter Wood, Richard W. Fonte |
A report on the teaching of U.S. history to undergraduates, focused on the University of Texas and Texas A&M University.
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Colleges Twist U.S. History
Jan 10, 2013 |
PRESS RELEASE: NAS and its Texas affiliate release a report finding that U.S. history courses at American colleges and universities downplay the nation’s economic, military, and political history and dramatically overemphasize… Continue Reading | 1 Comment >
California Association of Scholars: New Evidence of Politicization at UC
Sep 07, 2012 by John M. Ellis |
Although the University of California denied accusations of political activism earlier this year, CAS addresses the UC once more after recent events on campus.
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CUNY Adds Category “White/Jewish” to Diversity Action Plan
Jun 05, 2012 by Ashley Thorne |
Our New York affiliate weighs in on a controversy of racial and religious labels at the City University of New York.
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A Crisis of Competence: Update, Comment, and Criticism
May 21, 2012 by Steve Balch |
NAS chairman Steve Balch answers responses to the new report by the California Association of Scholars on politicization in the University of California.
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Norman Fruman and Academe’s Greatest Generation
Apr 20, 2012 by Steve Balch |
We've lost another stalwart. Norman Fruman, former Minnesota affiliate head and an NAS director since 1996, has died at the age of 88. Steve Balch misses this member of the greatest generation.
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U Cal President Yudof Responds to CAS Report, CAS Leaders Reply
Apr 19, 2012 by Glenn Ricketts |
The recent NAS report, "A Crisis of Competence, " evoked comment from the head of the University of California system, to which the CAS authors of the report replied
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U California President Yudof Says Political Advocacy Is a Problem
Apr 19, 2012 by Ashley Thorne |
At a press conference UC president Mark Yudof declared his commitment to ideology-free education. Charles Geshekter of the Caliofornia Association of Scholars asked him to say so in a memo to the UC Board of Regents.
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Ed Rauchut Remembered
Apr 16, 2012 by Steve Balch |
NAS remembers Ed Rauchut: memorable teacher, productive scholar, academic entrepreneur, devoted father, and absolutely genuine man.
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Politics, Education, and More Politics: NAS’s New Report on the University of California
Apr 11, 2012 by Peter Wood |
Peter Wood discusses the National Association of Scholars’ new report that says higher education has been hurt by the failure of safeguards against using the classroom to advance partisan ideas and loyalties.
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University of California Report in the News
Apr 02, 2012 by Ashley Thorne |
Both national and local media pay attention to a new report by NAS's California affiliate on the politicization of the University of California.
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