August 21, 2018

The Incoming Flood of College Freshmen Won’t Learn How To Write

John Maguire

John G. Maguire discusses how to improve college students’ writing.

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August 20, 2018

Save the Date: NAS Conference, January 11 and 12

National Association of Scholars

NAS is hosting a conference themed, “Disgrace: Shame, Punishment, and Redemption in American Higher Education,” at Chapman University in California.

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August 20, 2018

NAS Applauds the Univ. of North Florida’s Decision to Close Confucius Institute

National Association of Scholars

Following questions from Senator Marco Rubio, the University of North Florida becomes the ninth US university to close a Confucius Institute.

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August 20, 2018

Making Higher Education Accountable

David Randall

How do we get from "Admissions Officer" to "Pell Grant Harvester"? David Randall gives us the story and how to reform colleges in this speech from Grove City College.

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August 16, 2018

An Open Letter in Support of a Besieged Academic

National Association of Scholars

Rachel Fulton Brown seems unusually friendless as she defends against derisive epithets from colleagues and hecklers. NAS is calling for academics and their institutions to sign this......

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August 14, 2018

How America Lost Its Scientific Edge and How to Get It Back

Chance Layton

NAS member Edward Dougherty writes on the decline of science and remedies to make Americans competitive once again.

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Losing the West

As Western civilization courses vanish from higher education, so too are history professors, to the detriment of our civilization....

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Where Did We Get the Idea That Only White People Can Be Racist?

A look at the double standard that has arisen regarding racism, illustrated recently by the reaction to a black professor's biased comments on Twitter....

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Taking Care

Is art worth dying for? The Monuments Men considers the value of good art and its purpose in preserving a cultural heritage....

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Hamilton: An American Musical - Its National Influence as Art

William Young finds much to praise in the hit musical....