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August 16, 2022

Press Release: Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion Take Over the University of Tennessee, Report Finds

National Association of Scholars

A new report examines the implementation of the Diversity Action Plans at the University of Tennessee. The report finds that the plans further entrench the dominance of diversity, equit......

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May 6, 2022

Press Release: AAUP Report Wrongly Accuses Two UNC Governing Boards

National Association of Scholars

The UNC Board of Governors and UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees are in the crosshairs of a recent AAUP report. The accusations are completely unfounded and rely on scattershot evidence to advance adm......

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September 9, 2021

Take This Job and Shove It

Oregon Association of Scholars

PSU Board of Trustees must investigate the resignation of Dr. Peter Boghossian.

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June 4, 2020

The Tyranny of Pronouns

National Association of Scholars

Can university officials force their professors to call students by their preferred titles and pronouns? 

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October 21, 2019

Peter Wood Receives Jeane Kirkpatrick Prize for Academic Freedom

National Association of Scholars

The Overton Window should be at its widest in the academy but rarely is that the case. In his acceptance speech, Peter wrestles with how to widen that window.

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January 29, 2019

Academic Unions: Join or Say, 'Goodbye to Your Career'

National Association of Scholars

NAS filed an amicus brief in support of St. Cloud State University political science professor Kathleen Uradnik.

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September 10, 2018

NAS Supports a Besieged Academic

National Association of Scholars

PRESS RELEASE: NAS circulates an open letter asking the University of Chicago and the Medieval Academy to vindicate Professor Rachel Fulton Brown.

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September 6, 2018

OAS Launches Campus Freedom Awards for Oregon College Students

Oregon Association of Scholars

PRESS RELEASE: In response to declining intellectual freedom and diversity at Oregon college campuses, the OAS is creating the Oregon Campus Freedom Awards.

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July 6, 2018

NAS Applauds Wisconsin High Court Ruling in McAdams Case

National Association of Scholars

PRESS RELEASE: Wisconsin Supreme Court sides with academic freedom in the case of John McAdams.

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June 15, 2018

NAS Re-publishes "The Case for Colonialism"

National Association of Scholars

PRESS RELEASE: The National Association of Scholars re-publishes the most controversial article of the last year, "The Case for Colonialism," by Portland State University professor Bruce Gille......

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