January 5, 2021

2020 NAS Roundup

David Acevedo

As we enter a new year, we're taking some time to reflect on all that we accomplished in the rollercoaster known as 2020.

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January 5, 2021

The 2020 Election

Peter Wood

The 2020 election was as contentious as they get. What effect will this extreme partisanship have on the future of higher education? At what point are bipartisan proposals useless--when is a line to b......

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December 30, 2020

What to Worship, How to Obey: The New Rules of Cancel Culture

Peter Wood

Cancel culture is what we call the effort by leftists to banish people who defy the edicts of political correctness. The goalposts keep moving and cancellable offenses continue to expand. Are there an......

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December 29, 2020

EVENT: American Dreams

National Association of Scholars

Join us for the launch event of Rebalancing the Narrative, on January 7th at 2 pm ET. 

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December 29, 2020

Dalton Faculty Issue 24 "Anti-Racist" Demands

David Acevedo

A radical, racialist manifesto has left countless faculty and parents incensed at the Dalton School.

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December 22, 2020

John E.D. Irving, Jr. 1948-2020

National Association of Scholars

The National Association of Scholars mourns the passing of John Irving, who died on December 13 in Princeton. John worked for NAS between 1993-2013, and for many years served as managing editor of Aca......

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December 22, 2020

NDAA 2021 Plays Softball with Confucius Institutes

David Acevedo

The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 is on the president's desk, but its restrictions on Confucius Institutes don't go nearly far enough.

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December 22, 2020

From John David to David Acevedo: Why I’m Leaving Behind My NAS Pseudonym for Good

David Acevedo

In this piece, NAS Communications & Research Associate David Acevedo, formerly known as John David, recounts why he chose to write pseudonymously and why he has decided to go public.

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December 15, 2020

ED Announces New Free Speech Hotline

David Acevedo

During an event last week addressing cancel culture, the Department of Education announced its new Free Speech Hotline, designed for reports of free speech infringment in higher ed.

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December 10, 2020

Critical Race Training or Civil Rights Law: We Can’t Have Both

George R. La Noue

Can CRT-inspired training, Title VII, and Title IX coexist? Not likely.

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