We invite you to join the National Association of Scholars tomorrow, June 27, at 2 pm ET for a discussion on some of the key results of the Green Revolution. We also invite you to join us on Thursday, July 6, at 2 pm ET for a discussion on the invention of the telegraph, and on Friday, July 7, at 3 pm ET for a discussion on the “deep state” of college accreditation, and higher ed's long path to illiberalism.

More on our upcoming webinars and additional events:

Join the National Association of Scholars Tuesday, June 27, at 2 pm ET for "American Innovation: The '50s and the Green Revolution."

The "Green Revolution" of the 1950s was a time of change in agricultural science. From the development of new types of crops to the use of chemical fertilizers and new methods of mechanical cultivation, the Green Revolution ushered in a new era of prosperity and food abundance.

What were some of the key results of the Green Revolution? How did it lay the groundwork for our modern system of food production and consumption? What have its results—economic, social, and environmental—been?

This event will feature John Perkins, a member of the faculty emeritus at Evergreen State College and author of numerous climate, nuclear, and agricultural works; Mohammad Alauddin, an environmental author and honorary associate professor at the University of Queensland; and Robert Zeigler, an internationally respected plant pathologist and researcher.

To learn more about the event, click here. 

Join the National Association of Scholars Thursday, July 6, at 2 pm ET for "American Innovation: The Invention of the Telegraph."

When it was introduced, the telegraph transformed long-distance communication from a lengthy, arduous process into a near-instantaneous transmission of information.

What is the story behind the invention of the telegraph? What effects did it have when it was introduced? And how did it lay the groundwork for our modern system of hyper-connected communication?

This event will feature Paul Israel, the director and general editor of the Thomas A. Edison Papers at Rutgers University, and historian specializing in American innovation and invention; William Kovarik, a professor at Radford University and prolific author; and Tomas Nonnenmacher, a professor of business and economics at Allegheny College and writer of several articles and works on the telegraph.

To learn more about the event, click here. 

Join the National Association of Scholars Friday, July 7, at 3 pm ET for "The Academy's Path to Illiberalism."

How did universities transform from bastions of liberal education to its opposite? Was this a revolutionary change, erupting seemingly overnight?

In a recent report for the American Enterprise Institute, Robert Manzer argues that the universities have been on a long path to illiberalism, and that the present moment is actually the culmination of a decades-long assault on the institution of the prerogatives and autonomy of the college faculty. The university’s trajectory to illiberalism has been driven by accreditation agencies, which have shifted from their traditional role of quality assurance to political activism, undermining faculty prerogatives in the process. Turning the university away from illiberalism will require political and regulatory intervention of accreditation.

This event will feature Robert Manzer, the President of the American Academy for Liberal Education, an alternative college accreditor. Previously, he cofounded the ed-tech company Acadeum and served as Vice President for Academic Affairs at St. Edward’s University, Dean of Arts and Sciences at Ohio Northern University and Dean of University College at Nebraska Wesleyan University.

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