Recent Articles

Kangaroo Courts Ahead? Probably.

Colleges and universities take a new approach to Title VI complaints, expanding administrative bloat.

Title IX and Trans Athletes: Victories and Stand Offs as Trump Perseveres—Bravo!

Trump's Title IX crackdown puts schools on notice: no more men in women’s sports—or risk losing federal funds, as UPenn learned with its $175 million wake-up call.

NAS Welcomes UPenn's Agreement to Resolve Title IX Violations

The University of Pennsylvania’s resolution agreement is only the beginning of the necessary campaign to undo the edifice of lies labeled as “gender identity” and “gender expre......

Event: Shifting Sands: False Positives

Join the National Association of Scholars for the launch of the fifth report in the Shifting Sands project, showing how activists utilize false positive research results to impose unjust regulations.

Most Recent from Minding The Campus

American Students Are Not Lazy or Stupid. They Are Malnourished.

Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt from an article originally published by the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal on July 14, 2025. It is crossposted here with permission. Buri......

Harvard Can’t Afford to Lose Its Foreign Students. Trump Knows It.

Harvard does not trust the Trump administration. The Trump administration does not trust Harvard. Yet, you make peace with your enemies, not your friends. The best way forward is for Harvard—and other......

Reports

The Archimedes Standards

These model PreK-12 state mathematics standards seek to establish a sure foundation in the concepts, processes, formulas, and practices discovered by great mathematicians throughout history in......

Ideological Insistence

This report chronicles and quantifies the persistent commitment to "diversity, equity, and inclusion" (DEI) in higher education hiring practices. Ideological Insistence quantifies the pre......

Waste Land

This report sheds a new light on the history of the U.S. Department of Education (ED), its abuses of policy, and recommendations for a path forward. The report's evidence, and the long-term politi......

Instagram the Intifada

This report maps the organization, leadership, and affiliations of America's largest pro-Palestinian and pro-Hamas student organizations—Students for Justice in Palestine. 

CounterCurrent


July 8, 2025

The Education Shake Up

The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” became law, so what does it mean for higher education?...

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July 1, 2025

Presidents in the Hot Seat

The past six months have made one thing clear: the role of college president is no longer safe from political or public accountability....

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June 24, 2025

Higher Ed Progress and Setbacks

Iowa and Virginia offer opposing glimpses into higher education’s current state of affairs....

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Statements

NAS Welcomes UPenn's Agreement to Resolve Title IX Violations

The University of Pennsylvania’s resolution agreement is only the beginning of the necessary campaign to undo the edifice of lies labeled as “gender identity” and “gender expre......

One Big Beautiful Bill Offers Moderate Reforms to Higher Ed

The National Association of Scholars welcomes the moderate reforms to American higher education enacted by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. 

Press Releases

The National Association of Scholars and Freedom in Education Release the Archimedes Math Standards

The National Association of Scholars and Freedom in Education proudly announce the publication of the Archimedes Standards—a comprehensive set of model preK–12 mathematics standards d......

Scholars Expose Compelled Speech in the Colleges and Universities

This latest report chronicles and quantifies the persistent commitment to "diversity, equity, and inclusion" by colleges and universities in their hiring practices—popularized......

Events

Event: Shifting Sands: False Positives

Join the National Association of Scholars for the launch of the fifth report in the Shifting Sands project, showing how activists utilize false positive research results to impose unjust regulations.

Event: Slacking: An Evening with Author Adam Kissel

Join NAS and Encounter Books for a special in person event, discussing Adam Kissel's new book Slacking: A Guide to Ivy League Miseducation.