We invite you to join the National Association of Scholars tomorrow, May 31, at 1 pm ET for a discussion on the influence of Irving Babbitt's thought on American conservatism. We also invite you to join us on Tuesday, June 6, at 2 pm ET for a discussion on whether racially discriminatory practices will continue in higher ed admissions.

More on our upcoming webinars and additional events:

Join the National Association of Scholars tomorrow, May 31, at 1 pm ET for "Right Ideas: A Discussion of Irving Babbitt."

Irving Babbitt (1864-1933) was an American scholar and cultural critic. Founder of the “New Humanism” movement, and teacher of such figures as T.S. Eliot, Babbitt has long been regarded as an important influence on American conservatism. Our webinar will explore Babbitt’s thought and continued relevance.

This event will feature Luke Foster, Postdoctoral Research Scholar at Notre Dame University’s Center for Citizenship & Constitutional Government. Foster received his doctorate from the University of Chicago’s Committee on Social Thought, where he wrote a dissertation entitled “Excellence for the Democratic Age: Liberal Education and the Mixed Regime.”

To learn more about the event, click here. 

Join the National Association of Scholars on Tuesday, June 6, at 2 pm ET for "After Affirmative Action: Collapsing the Infrastructure."

A Supreme Court decision against racial preferences in college admissions would go a long way toward restoring equality to American higher education. But it would be naive to assume that colleges and universities would completely stop using racial preferences if the Court ruled the current admissions scheme unconstitutional. Instead, they may simply become more subtle in their efforts to manipulate the demographics of incoming classes.

Is there a future where colleges and universities do not promote racially discriminatory practices in admissions? What might that look like, and how might we get there?

This event will feature Maimon Schwarzschild, a Professor of Law at the University of San Diego; and Richard Kahlenberg, a nonresident scholar at Georgetown University and author. 

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