November 3, 2020

NAS Releases New Report, “Dear Colleague”

David Acevedo

In this report, NAS Director of Policy Teresa Manning examines the weaponization of Title IX, an equal access law that has morphed into an administrative behemoth of campus sex monitors.

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November 3, 2020

American History and Founders' Month

National Association of Scholars

In the spirit of this month's reflection, we're singling out three Founding Fathers who who represent our nation’s commitment to higher education: Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferso......

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October 30, 2020

Senators Question the College Board About Ties to China

Rachelle Peterson

Seven U.S. senators, led by Marsha Blackburn, have mailed a letter to College Board CEO David Coleman, asking him to explain his organization’s close ties to the Chinese Communist Party.

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October 30, 2020

The Improprieties and Unjustness of the Discourse Advocating Woke Agendas

Daniel B. Klein

In a recent lecture, Professor Klein offers a distinction between "calling loudly" and "proffering coolly," modeled after Adam Smith's discussion of the concepts.

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October 29, 2020

Report Finds Title IX Offices are Sex Monitors, not Education Monitors

National Association of Scholars

Title IX, the federal law banning sex discrimination at schools receiving federal funds, has been weaponized by campus administrators and is now used to persecute students accused of sexual misconduct......

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October 28, 2020

Higher Ed Leadership Takes on Racism

National Association of Scholars

UPDATED AND SEARCHABLE: Is your institution one of the 300+ that have published statements condemning "systemic racism" and promising an "anti-racist" future? Click to find out.

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October 27, 2020

ED Finds Over $6.5 Billion in Undisclosed Foreign Gifts

David Acevedo

In a new report, the Department of Education details “four decades of pervasive noncompliance” with foreign gift disclosure law by American colleges and universities.

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October 21, 2020

Compulsory Education at the University of Pittsburgh

Terrence L. Hormel

Pitt freshmen are now required to take PITT 0210, “Anti-Black Racism: History, Ideology, and Resistance,” which may be more aptly called “Critical Race Theory 0210.”

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October 20, 2020

China Threatens Hostage Diplomacy

David Acevedo

China has officially upped the ante, warning that it may begin detaining Americans as retaliation for U.S. actions against Chinese influence.

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October 16, 2020

To Prevent Election Catastrophe We Need Open Data

David Randall

Sound statistics won’t be enough to save us from a toxic brew of partisan hatred. But they might make the difference that lets the country accept the results of the election peacefully.

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