May 17, 2017

Mizzou's Chickens Come Home to Roost

Dion J. Pierre

Declining freshman enrollment at Mizzou is, at the least, an indication that parents are thinking twice before sending checks to institutions where students are doing everything but learning –or......

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May 17, 2017

Soft Power U: Chinese Propaganda in American Higher Education

National Association of Scholars

NAS Director of Research Rachelle Peterson comments on China's unprecedented influence on American college campuses.

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May 15, 2017

American Universities Are Welcoming China’s Trojan Horse

Rachelle Peterson

Rachelle Peterson writes on China's use of soft power to influence students at American universities. 

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May 10, 2017

How Not to Defend Free Speech

National Association of Scholars

NAS Executive Director Ashley Thorne comments on Robert Spencer's lecture at Gettysburg College and the college's handling of free speech.

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May 9, 2017

Register Now: Beach Books 2016-2017 Launch

National Association of Scholars

Register at First Things to attend the Beach Books launch.

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May 8, 2017

Modern versus Western Thought: Feelings or Reason?

William H. Young

William Young examines the extent to which subjective feelings have replaced reason in the American academy.

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May 8, 2017

Save the Date: Beach Books 2016-2017

National Association of Scholars

Save the date for the launch of Beach Books 2016-2017 on May 24th.

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May 4, 2017

BLM at the New School

Dion J. Pierre

Dion J. Pierre begins his exploration of race on the modern American campus.

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