Press Releases

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June 3, 2010

What Colleges Want Freshmen to Read

The National Association of Scholars has released a study of colleges that assign a single book as summer reading to incoming freshmen.

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June 4, 2009

NAS Pleased By Leach Nomination to NEH

Steve Balch

NAS comments on the nomination of James A. Leach to head the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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April 14, 2009

Virginia Tech Discards Diversity Rule

The National Association of Scholars welcomes the decision of President Charles W. Steger of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University to rescind its policy of requiring faculty candidates......

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April 2, 2009

NAS Regrets Ward Churchill Verdict

The lesson from the jury's decision in the Ward Churchill lawsuit is that universities must be proactive in the enforcement of standards.

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