Recent Articles

Resistance v. Reform

Higher education leadership can’t agree on current state of higher ed and what is to be done about it, causing a growing schism.

No More Coordinators and Bloat: Audit Colleges for Civil Rights Instead

Trump’s push against biased universities is working, but forcing schools to hire “Title VI Coordinators” risks feeding the same bloated bureaucracy he’s fighting.

About the Trump Administration Education Executive Order Tracker

Learn more about NAS's Trump Administration Executive Order Tracker and what the orders mean for American education policy.

Trump Administration Education Executive Order Tracker

The National Association of Scholars is keeping track of the Trump administration's Executive Orders that pertain to education and virtuous citizenship. This tracker will be updated periodically.

Most Recent from Minding The Campus

WATCH: Healthcare, a Generation’s Future, and the Role of Education

In the third episode of VAS News Chat, I join Teresa Manning, Policy Director at the National Association of Scholars and President of its Virginia affiliate, to examine the parallels between the heal......

Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, and the Classroom That Learned Nothing

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s engagement was always going to make headlines. When one of the world’s most famous women says "Yes!" to an NFL star, the cultural churn is inevitable. Social media expl......

Reports

Shifting Sands: Report V

Shifting Sands: False Positives provides a policy-oriented conclusion to our Shifting Sands reports by outlining Policy Recommendations for how to address the irresponsibility crisis of science p......

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......

CounterCurrent


August 26, 2025

Resistance v. Reform

Higher education leadership can’t agree on current state of higher ed and what is to be done about it, causing a growing schism....

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August 19, 2025

States Pick Up Anti-DEI Mantle

Some states double down on eradicating DEI in education, while others fight back against anti-DEI mandates....

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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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Statements

Resignation of Seyed Houssein Mousavian is a Welcome Sign of Change

After a 15-year stint as a Visiting Research Collaborator at Princeton’s Program on Science and Global Security, Mousavian is retiring from the university. 

Iowa Board of Regents Take Weak Stance on DEI in Higher Ed

In their default, we urge Iowa’s legislatures to step up to the challenge and, as is necessary and proper, to use carefully tailored statutes to re-institute freedom in Iowa’s public unive......

Press Releases

Science on Solid Ground

Scholars publish plan to reform government science and suppress the irreproducibility crisis.

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.

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.