January 14, 2020

Oklahoma Embraces “Civic Education”

David Acevedo

Generation Citizen is a social justice organization using civics education as a Trojan Horse to take over Oklahoma’s K-12 school system. It can, should, and must be banished from Oklahoma’......

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January 7, 2020

Gertrude Himmelfarb Remembered

Steve Balch

The National Association of Scholars reflects on the life and contributions of Gertrude Himmelfarb.

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January 7, 2020

NAS's 1620 Project Gets Off the Ground

David Acevedo

The 1620 Project is a rich collection of scholarly voices, gathered to refute the New York Times’1619 Project and provide broader pictures of American history.

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January 3, 2020

"Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion" Statement for a Merit Raise

Stephen Bainbridge

Professor Bainbridge is up for promotion, but first, he has to submit a statement on his contributions to UCLA's goals in "Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion."

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January 2, 2020

Academic Freedom Under Threat: What’s to be Done?

David Acevedo

In his recent talk at Oxford University, political scientist and NAS affiliate head Bruce Gilley offers practical solutions to higher education’s Left-wing homogeneity, arguing that concrete pol......

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January 2, 2020

Oklahoma Ed Agency is OK with Promoting Progressive Activism as Civics

David Randall

The Oklahoma State Department of Education announced this month that Generation Citizen "offers training support to bring action civics into the classroom."

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December 31, 2019

NAS 2019 Year-End Roundup

David Acevedo

Our New Year's Resolution is to fight even harder for academic freedom and the disinterested search for truth in 2020 than we did in 2019. Click to see what NAS accomplished this year.

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December 17, 2019

Scientific Irreproducibility and Public Policy

David Acevedo

The irreproducibility crisis does not only hinder progress in the sciences—it also has tangible effects on public policy, posing a serious threat to American consumers and businesses.

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December 13, 2019

Episode #48: Debunking Howard Zinn with Mary Grabar

Peter Wood

A People’s History is easily one of the most common and popular history books in America, why? What makes this revisionist history so appealing? Listen in as Peter and Mary Grabar attempt to ans......

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December 12, 2019

Daniel Asia Nominated to the National Council on the Arts

National Association of Scholars

President Trump announced December 10th his intent to nominate prominent classical composer, professor of music, Daniel Asia, to be a Member of the National Council on the Arts.

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