Recent Articles

Education Department Cracks Down on Race-Based Admissions Quotas

The ED’s increased scrutiny on higher ed admissions data will ensure transparency and accountability for the American public.

Charting a Path Forward

A discussion of the current state of higher education and two perspectives on academia’s reform resistance.

In Defense of Professor Mosaab Elshaer

A defense on behalf of CUNY Biology Professor Mosaab Elshaer, who is facing kangaroo court proceedings by the university after allegations of misconduct. 

Academia in the Crosshairs

Heat rises on academia as institutions grapple with combating anti-Semitism, Title IX violations, and fights over DEI mandates.

Most Recent from Minding The Campus

CACREP Wields Monopolistic Power over the Counseling Profession

Editor’s Note: The following is an article originally published on Diogenes in Exile on May 12, 2025. With edits to match Minding the Campus’s style guidelines, it is crossposted here with permission.......

Merit Means Nothing if Opportunity Can Be Bought

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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


August 12, 2025

Education Department Cracks Down on Race-Based Admissions Quotas

The ED’s increased scrutiny on higher ed admissions data will ensure transparency and accountability for the American public....

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August 5, 2025

Charting a Path Forward

A discussion of the current state of higher education and two perspectives on academia’s reform resistance....

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July 29, 2025

Academia in the Crosshairs

Heat rises on academia as institutions grapple with combating anti-Semitism, Title IX violations, and fights over DEI mandates....

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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

City Tech CUNY Abuses Title IX to Railroad Biology Professor

A student who didn’t like her grade accuses Biology Professor Mosaab Elshaer of sexual harassment.

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......

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.