October 12, 2021
Article: Foreign Gift Disclosure Dies in Darkness
David Acevedo
Financial transparency in American higher ed remains an urgent topic for discussion and reform, even if the national education media has set it aside to fry bigger fish.
March 31, 2021
Article: China's Confucius Institutes Might Be Closing, But They Succeeded
Rachelle Peterson
The United States is headed toward a post-Confucius Institute world. The CCP knows that and is prepared. Meanwhile, Chinese government influence is appearing under new guises.
March 23, 2021
Article: Confucius Institutes Get a Makeover
David Acevedo
The Chinese Communist Party is rebranding Confucius Institutes, an evasive ploy meant to avoid the public eye and continue exerting its soft power on American campuses.
January 13, 2021
Press Release: Scholars Encourage Reforms to the Higher Education Act
National Association of Scholars
How do we encourage reform of America’s costly, politicized, and dysfunctional system of higher education? NAS's policy recommendations in Freedom to Learn detail a way forward.
January 5, 2021
Article: 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.
December 22, 2020
Article: 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.
November 25, 2020
Article: Happy Thanksgiving from NAS!
David Acevedo
Even in this rollercoaster of a year, there is still much for which we may be thankful. Here are our top five encouraging higher ed developments from 2020.
October 13, 2020
Statement: ED and DOS Issue Urgent Warning About Chinese Influence in American Schools
National Association of Scholars
NAS commends the Education and State Depts. for issuing two joint letters urging American education leaders to investigate possible Chinese government influence in their schools.
November 5, 2020
Event: Mapping Higher Education's Future After the Election
National Association of Scholars
How can American higher education best pursue the American national interest? What does that challenge look like in the wake of 2020? Join us for a webinar on November 12th to find out.