July 11, 2016

AAUP Meeting Unanimously Backs Melissa Click--But Why?

Peter Wood

In Minding the Campus, NAS president Peter Wood discusses authority on campus.

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July 8, 2016

The Death of Campus Free Speech -- and How to Revive It

It’s getting harder to tell the difference between real news about colleges and the Onion’s parodies. 

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June 27, 2016

Summer 2016 Academic Questions: Infringements

National Association of Scholars

The new issue of Academic Questions features essays depicting intrusions on free inquiry, freedom of thought, freedom to teach, and freedom to learn.

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June 27, 2016

APEH: A Critique by Prof. James Tracy

James D. Tracy

Professor James Tracy critiques the AP European History Course and Exam Description.

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June 24, 2016

Legislation, Not Litigation, Can Repeal Racial Preferences, Says NAS

National Association of Scholars

PRESS RELEASE: The NAS affirms it will continue fighting racial discrimination in higher education.

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June 24, 2016

The Fisher Decision: The National Association of Scholars Responds

National Association of Scholars

A statement of the National Association of Scholars on the Supreme Court's decision in favor of racial preferences. 

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June 24, 2016

The New Age of Orthodoxy Overtakes the Campus

Peter Wood

The greatest threat to academic freedom today is the campus "social justice" machine, writes Peter Wood in his review of Joanna Williams' Academic Freedom in an Age of Conformity.

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June 23, 2016

A Most Curious Document

John E. Staddon

John E. Staddon analyzes the shortcomings of the Report of the Duke University Task Force on Bias and Hate Issues.

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June 21, 2016

Crime in America

David Randall

NAS board member Barry Latzer discusses his new book The Rise and Fall of Violent Crime in America.

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