June 22, 2023

Accreditation? A Woke, Good-Cop-Bad-Cop Scam

Teresa R. Manning

The “diversity” bug afflicts almost all of academia; dissenters face opprobrium. But the very same mindset controls accreditors.

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June 21, 2023

Getting Academic Freedom Right

J. Scott Turner

The Academic Freedom Alliance just filed an amicus curiae brief with the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in the case of Pernell and Novoa v. Lamb. But are they truly defend......

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June 21, 2023

Event: NAS Members Meeting—Voting on Board Nominations

National Association of Scholars

Join the National Association of Scholars as we vote on NAS Board of Directors nominees at this virtual Members Meeting.

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June 21, 2023

Event: The New Trivium: West, East, and Digital

National Association of Scholars

Join us for a fascinating look at the philosophical implications of the communications revolution, and its far-reaching psychological and social implications.

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June 20, 2023

Letter: Academic Freedom Requires More Than Words

Peter W. Wood

There is still no word from Ohio Northern University administrators after their removal of Professor Scott Gerber without due process—a clear violation of Gerber's rights. 

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June 20, 2023

The Wrong Way to Admit the Other Half: Why We Oppose Class-Based Affirmative Action

Peter W. Wood

A statement of the National Association of Scholars on class-based preferences in college and university admissions.

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June 20, 2023

The Mask They Wear

Kali Jerrard

In a win for institutional integrity and academic freedom, two more Confucius Institutes close, but the fight isn’t over yet.

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June 20, 2023

Press Release: University Researching Hypersonic Missile Tech Closes Communist Confucius Institute

National Association of Scholars

The Confucius Institute represented a long-time partnership with the CCP and a Chinese university that conducts research for the People’s Liberation Army.

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June 20, 2023

How Many Confucius Institutes Are in the United States?

National Association of Scholars

UPDATED: We're keeping track of all Confucius Institutes in the United States, including those that remain open, those that closed, and those that have announced their closing.

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June 16, 2023

NAS Commends Texas Ban on DEI Practices

National Association of Scholars

Texas Senate Bill 17 champions free speech and intellectual diversity in Texas’ public higher education system, by removing policies that forward DEI. 

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