We invite you to join the National Association of Scholars this Thursday at 2 pm ET for a discussion on how colleges educate students about climate change. We also invite you to join us and the Wisconsin Association of Scholars this Friday at 2 pm CT for a special event on the uses and abuses of government-sponsored DEI programming in universities, specifically in medicine and the sciences.

More on our upcoming webinars and additional events:

Join the National Association of Scholars on Thursday, May 11, at 2 pm ET for "Restoring the Sciences: The Climate Question."

Climate change has become one of the most deeply polarizing issues of our age. Proponents issue prophecies of catastrophe where all is lost within a matter of years or months unless their proposals for the radical reshuffling of economic and civic life are embraced without question.

Meanwhile, those who adopt the scientific method of questioning hypotheses and searching for evidence are decried as climate deniers, or worse. For better or worse, the question of climate is a complex and multi-faceted one that requires careful attention to detail and the willingness to embrace evidence that contradicts pre-existing viewpoints. Unfortunately, colleges do not provide this balanced or nuanced view to students. While in other areas colleges tout the ideal of "critical thinking," when it comes to climate the message is, "don't ask too many questions."

The NAS is all about asking questions, though. And so we are delighted to present this discussion of what colleges get wrong about climate change, what students are missing, and how we might change that.

This event will feature Steve Einhorn, General Partner at the Capital Midwest Fund and author of Climate Change: What They Rarely Teach in College; and Roger Pielke, Jr., professor of environmental sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder and champion of climate change policy. 

To learn more about the event, click here. 

Join the National Association of Scholars and the Wisconsin Association of Scholars on Friday, May 12, at 2 pm CT for "Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) in Medicine and the Sciences."

Please note: the venue and platform of the event is subject to change. For updates about where the event will be held and if there will be an online option available, register here and you will receive updated information as it is disclosed.

The event will feature a panel discussion on the uses and abuses of government-sponsored Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programming in universities generally and specifically in medical, scientific, and technical education.

Participants will include Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI), Rep. Dave Murphy (WI Assembly District 56; Chair, Committee on Colleges and Universities), and John D. Sailer, Senior Fellow and Director of University Policy, National Association of Scholars.

Sailer’s research on DEI policies in higher education has been highlighted in the Wall Street Journal and credited with the recent trend at a growing number of universities to prohibit the use of diversity statements in faculty hiring.

To learn more about the event, click here. 

The American Conservative is hosting a special event tomorrow, May 10, at 2 pm ET on "Empire in Africa: History vs. Hoax with Bruce Gilley." 

In the May/June issue of The American Conservative, Professor Bruce Gilley asserts that the 1998 book of popular history King Leopold’s Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa is blatantly false. In his essay, Gilley argues that the book is rife with errors and outright dishonesty, rendering its thesis untenable, and suggests that this presentation has inaccurately colored the interpretation of European colonialism in Africa and elsewhere.

Bruce Gilley will join TAC managing editor Jude Russo on a webinar to discuss his essay and the broader question of colonialism.

To learn more about the event, click here. 

If you can't attend our webinar events live, you can still register to watch the recordings. All registrants will receive a follow-up email with a link to the recording shortly after each event.

If you have missed any of our past events or webinars, you may find all of our recordings here: https://www.youtube.com/@NAScholars/streams.

I look forward to seeing you in the virtual audience!

Best,
Chance Layton
Director of Communications
National Association of Scholars