March Newsletter
1619 Revision, Student Debt, and Title IX

Featured Articles
March 16, 2020

The New York Times Revises The 1619 Project, Barely

Peter Wood

After more than six months of criticism from historians, The New York Times has very slightly revised part of The 1619 Project. The revision concerns Nikole Hannah-Jones’ claim that the American Revolution was fought because the colonists were eager to protect slavery. The Times and Hannah-Jones recently walked back this claim, stating that preserving slavery was the motivation of some of the colonists, not all. It’s a start, but we hope they do more.
March 16, 2020

Help students think twice before they go into debt

Neetu Arnold

President Trump recently unveiled his 2021 budget proposal, which contains several provisions designed to mitigate the student debt crisis.
March 12, 2020

Senator Chuck Grassley Issues Stern Warning About Confucius Institutes

NAS

In a letter to 77 colleges and universities, Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley urges higher ed presidents to reconsider their support of Confucius Institutes.
March 3, 2020

Excluding Experts: Rewriting History with the 1619 Project

Peter Wood

Nikole Hannah-Jones ought to step up, be courageous, and debate the historians with whom she disagrees, argues Peter Wood in a recent essay.

Announcements

Our Operations During the COVID-19 Emergency

NAS is working from home, but we're still running on all cylinders. Read President Peter Wood's full statement on our response to the coronavirus emergency.

NAS Applauds the Foreign Influence Transparency Act

The Senate has reintroduced a bill to strengthen transparency requirements for colleges and universities receiving donations from foreign sources.

Job Posting: Associate Professor or Full Professor Department Chair, Communication Studies at TTU

Texas Tech University’s Department of Communication Studies is seeking applicants for the position of chair of the department. This is a full-time tenured position at the rank of associate or full professor status.

Events

Title IX Reform: A Conference Call with Teresa Manning

Join us for a conference call with Teresa Manning, our inhouse Title IX Director. Ms. Manning will lead listeners through a discussion of the original intent of Title IX, its uses and abuses, and current efforts for reform. To RSVP and receive follow-up materials afterward, please register here.

POSTPONED: “All the King's Horses and Men: The Royal Stables of Renaissance Spain”

Our lecture and Q&A with First Things magazine scheduled for Thursday, March 19th, has been postponed due to the current state of emergency.

Member Publications

Jay Bergman

J.R. Hall

Stephen M. Kirby

Mark S. Pulliam

"The Exploitation of Labor and Other Union Myths." The Independent Review, vol. 24, no. 3. Winter 2019/2020. 


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