June 15, 2018

NAS Re-publishes "The Case for Colonialism"

National Association of Scholars

PRESS RELEASE: The National Association of Scholars re-publishes the most controversial article of the last year, "The Case for Colonialism," by Portland State University professor Bruce Gille......

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June 11, 2018

Thinking Small in the Age of Greatness

Peter Wood

Universities seek micro-credentials as an alternative to traditional course studies; is that a problem? 

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June 7, 2018

Defending a Debased Version of the Liberal Arts

Peter Wood

The AAUP and AAC&U issue statement in support of a hollowed liberal arts.

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June 6, 2018

Is College For Everyone?

Peter Wood

Doubts about the possibilities of higher education are becoming non-partisan.

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June 5, 2018

NAS Submits Testimony on Confucius Institutes

National Association of Scholars

NAS policy director Rachelle Peterson submits written testimony to the United Kingdom on Confucius Institutes.

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June 4, 2018

Can Reason Win?

National Association of Scholars

The Summer 2018 issue of Academic Questions at a glance. 

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May 29, 2018

A Giving Tree's Unknown Clauses

National Association of Scholars

NAS sends an open letter to George Mason University urging President Cabrera to hire an external investigator.

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May 24, 2018

NAS Reform Ideas Announced in Congress

National Association of Scholars

In a speech to the House of Representatives, Congresswoman Virginia Foxx quoted extensively from NAS's Rachelle Peterson on the Higher Education Act. 

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May 24, 2018

Congress, Pass the PROSPER Act for Federal Student Aid Reform

Rachelle Peterson

The PROSPER Act represents the best chance for higher education reform in decades.

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Hamilton: An American Musical - Its National Influence as Art

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