Peter Wood

President, National Association of Scholars. Dr. Wood can be reached at contact@nas.org.

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February 9, 2026

An Ivy League President Breaks Ranks

Peter Wood

The American public is more skeptical than ever before in our nation’s history that college is “worth it” and that judgment will only grow more intense in the years ahead—unles......

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October 21, 2025

What is the National Association of Scholars?

Peter Wood

An outline of the National Association of Scholars’ (NAS) role as a watchdog organization advocating for liberal education, viewpoint diversity, and transparency in higher education, especially......

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September 10, 2025

We are Appalled at the Murder of Charlie Kirk

Peter Wood

Charlie Kirk fought for an education that restores American faith and values.

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April 25, 2024

Letter: Comment on West Virginia Social Studies Standards

Peter Wood and David Randall

These Standards require substantial improvement—and that this improvement should be conducted by recruiting an independent commission to redraft new social studies standards.

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December 11, 2023

Claudine Gay Should Go

Peter Wood and David Randall

The National Association of Scholars calls on the Harvard Corporation to remove Claudine Gay from Harvard College’s presidency, for a myriad of reasons.

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October 26, 2023

Letter: Comment on Maine Social Studies Standards

Peter Wood and David Randall

The Draft Standards does a great disservice to the citizens, students, and teachers of Maine as it consists largely of education school jargon, heavily inflected by radical polemic.

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March 28, 2023

Letter: Comments on Indiana Social Studies Standards

Peter Wood and David Randall

The draft Indiana Social Studies Standards provides a solid basis for social studies instruction, although they would still benefit from systematic revision.

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March 8, 2023

Letter: Comments on Draft Tennessee Social Studies Standards

Peter Wood and David Randall

Tennessee's draft Social Studies Standards provides a solid basis for social studies instruction.

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February 8, 2023

Letter: Comments on Arkansas 2022 Approved Social Studies Standards

Peter Wood and David Randall

NAS and the Civics Alliance provide comment to improve Arkansas social studies standards.

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February 3, 2023

AP African American Studies Should Teach Black History, Not Activism

Peter Wood and David Randall

The College Board's African American Studies should redesign its course to teach black history, not advocate arbitrary political activism.

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