June Newsletter
Defending Academic Freedom, A Plethora of Higher Ed Legislation, and more

Featured Articles

June 12, 2023

The Scott Gerber Case Revisited

Peter Wood

The iron-fist approach of Ohio Northern University's administration to a faculty member who dared to dissent from the official line has exposed the weaknesses of woke education. This matter involves an effort by the dean of ONU’s law school, Charles H. Rose III, to coerce Professor Scott Gerber to resign, even as no legitimate reasons have been given for these actions.

May 31, 2023

Anti-Discrimination Bill Passes Texas Legislature

The National Association of Scholars

Senate Bill 17 offers broad reforms for higher education in Texas and protects the academic freedom of students and professors.

May 18, 2023

Should Colleges and Universities Promote Abortion?

Peter Wood

After the Dobbs decision last year, debate over the abortion issue has become more prevalent and heated, especially in higher ed. Given this, what should higher ed policy look like now on this issue?

May 17, 2023

Legislative Victory for Florida Higher Education

The National Association of Scholars

The National Association of Scholars is delighted that Governor Ron DeSantis has signed SB 266 and HB 931 into law and taken another bold step to restore intellectual freedom to Florida's higher education. 

Announcements


The National Association of Scholars Receives Innovation Prize

The National Association of Scholars has been awarded the Heritage Foundation's Innovation Prize, an annual award that recognizes nonprofits advancing the foundational principles of liberty, American self-governance, and more.

Open Position: New College of Florida Seeks New President

New College of Florida, a top ranked public, four-year undergraduate institution within the State University System of Florida, seeks a new president. Click here to view the position criteria

Government Education Jobs

Are you looking for a job? Check out our list of U.S. Government jobs pertaining to the education sector. Click here to access our pdf of government job websites.

Events

American Innovation: The '50s and the Green Revolution

Join the National Association of Scholars on Tuesday, June 27, at 2 pm ET for a discussion on how the Green Revolution laid the groundwork for our modern system of food production and consumption.

Restoring the Sciences: The Academy's Path to Illiberalism

Join us on Friday, July 7, at 3 pm ET, as we take a deep dive into the “deep state” of college accreditation, and discuss higher ed's long path to illiberalism.

Media

New Webinar Recordings from NAS

Watch the recordings of the National Association of Scholars’ most recent webinars, including AI and ChatGPT. Should We Be Worried?, The Future of Race in Higher Education, Right Ideas: A Discussion of Irving Babbitt, After Affirmative Action: Collapsing the Infrastructure, and American Innovation: George Washington Carver and Agricultural Innovation

Member Publications

Samuel J. Abrams


“Gen Z Needs a Lesson on Civil Society.”
The Messenger, June 6, 2023.

 

John D. Fonte


“No To Conservative Accommodationism.”
American Greatness, April 22, 2023.


“A Political, Not an Academic Argument.”
American Greatness, April 28, 2023. 

“Accommodation Is Capitulation.”
American Greatness, May 18, 2023. 
 

John A. Gentry


Influence Operations of China, Russia, and the Soviet Union: A Comparison.
National Institute for Public Policy, May 2023, Vol. 3, No. 5.
 

William Knorpp

Renée Lettow Lerner


The Jury: A Very Short Introduction.
Oxford University Press, January 31, 2023.
 

Robert Maranto


“Public Schools Must Listen to Be Competitive.”
RealClearEducation, June 1, 2023.

“Let’s censor less: Defusing our culture wars.”
Arkansas Democrat Gazette, June 3, 2023.
 

Richard P. Phelps


The Malfunction of US Education Policy: Elite Misinformation, Disinformation, and Selfishness.
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, April 12, 2023.

“Are English Departments Really Dying?”
The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal, May 10, 2023.
 

Richard K. Vedder

“A Collegiate Renaissance?”
The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal, May 19, 2023.
 


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