October 19, 2023
Academic Questions: We Need Some Muscle Over Here!
Bruce Gilley
At a March 2023 meeting of the NAS affiliate California Association of Scholars, NAS treasurer and board member Brue Gilley assessed the challenges and achievements of both organizations.
September 29, 2023
Media: VIDEO: Can We Save Archaeology?
National Association of Scholars
Should there be scientific fields that exclude white academics? Listen in we discuss current conflicts in archaeology.
August 9, 2023
MTC: Minding the Sciences — At DDP, Innovation Trumps Environmentalism
Elizabeth Weiss
In July, I attended the 41st Annual Meeting of Doctors for Disaster Preparedness (DDP) in Tucson, Arizona. The meeting opened with the national anthem played beautifully on the trumpet and the violin......
June 21, 2023
Event: Event: NAS Members Meeting—Voting on Board Nominations
National Association of Scholars
Join the National Association of Scholars as we vote on NAS Board of Directors nominees at this virtual Members Meeting.
May 1, 2023
MTC: Apocalypto Now
Elizabeth Weiss
On the evening of April 23, 2023, a fight broke out in Los Angeles. The masked mob threw chairs, shouted swear words, stole a laptop, and landed a few punches. The cops were called, and, eventually, t......
April 28, 2023
Article: Special NAS Members Meeting: Board Nominations
National Association of Scholars
The National Association of Scholars has announced its board member nominations for the upcoming year.
March 29, 2023
MTC: The State of the University: An Anthropologist’s Perspective
Elizabeth Weiss
Editor’s Note: The following is a speech delivered by Professor Elizabeth Weiss of San Jose State University at a meeting of the California Association of Scholars on March 16, 2023. It has been edite......
December 13, 2022
MTC: Anthropology in Ruins
Elizabeth Weiss
From November 10 to 13, I attended the annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association (AAA), which was held in Seattle, Washington. The AAA is the largest anthropological association in th......
November 26, 2022
MTC: Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow
Elizabeth Weiss
Shearing Science to Atone for Imagined Sins of the Past According to journalist Christine Chung, writing for the New York Times, Harvard’s Peabody Museum will return hundreds of Native American sampl......
September 30, 2022
Media: Video: Combatting Cancel Culture
National Association of Scholars
Listen to our special webinar discussion of alternative views on controversial topics in anthropology, archaeology, and Native American studies.