We invite you to join the National Association of Scholars in collaboration with The Heritage Foundation on Tuesday, August 20, at 11am ET for "Unveiling DEI: Examining Its True Effect on Higher Education," as we explore the profound effects of DEI, from the increasing politicization of state universities to the soaring tuition costs. We also invite you to join us for an in-person event at our New York City office on Friday, August 23, at 6 pm ET titled "WWW: Wax, Weiss, Widdowson—this time it's personal," as well as on Thursday, September 5, at 2 pm ET, for "Reforming Federal Science Policy."

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Join the National Association of Scholars on Tuesday, August 20, at 11 am ET for "Unveiling DEI: Examining Its True Effect on Higher Education."

Over recent years, the National Association of Scholars (NAS) has published comprehensive studies on the expansion and implications of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives at educational institutions nationwide. Join The Heritage Foundation and NAS as we explore the profound effects of DEI, from the increasing politicization of state universities to the soaring tuition costs. Don't miss this in-depth analysis with experts!

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Join the National Association of Scholars on Friday, August 23, at 6 pm ET for an in-person event titled "WWW: Wax, Weiss, Widdowson—this time it's personal."
 

When | Friday, August 23, at 6 pm ET
Where | NAS Office: 13 W. 36th St., 4th Floor, New York, NY 10018
Who | Amy Wax, Elizabeth Weiss, and Frances Widdowson

“WWW: Wax, Weiss and Widdowson—this time it's personal” is an in person event at the National Association of Scholars headquarters in New York City. Amy Wax (the Robert Mundheim Professor of Law at University of Pennsylvania Law School), Elizabeth Weiss (professor emeritus of anthropology at San José State University), and Frances Widdowson (former associate professor of economics, justice and policy studies at Mount Royal University) have tackled some of the most controversial topics in their fields: the roots of race differences and the problems of affirmative action; the burial of science at the behest of Native American activists using creation myths; the acceptance of trans ideology in the place of scientific facts about men and women; and challenges to claims about clandestine graves in Indian Residential Schools in Canada.

In all cases, Wax, Weiss and Widdowson faced not legitimate criticisms, but ad hominem attacks that centered around name—calling, from "bitch" to "Nazi"—often focused on physical appearance; woke warriors never argue with facts. Wax, Weiss and Widdowson will discuss the facts behind their controversial perspectives, the way name-calling obfuscates real debate, and how personal attacks affect academia in general, and their own careers, specifically.

This event will feature Amy Wax, the Robert Mundheim Professor Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, and accomplished author and legal scholar; Elizabeth Weiss, a controversial and world-renowned anthropology professor, specializing in the analysis of human skeletal remains, she has been featured in major news publications, is a National Association of Scholars board member, and is the author of several books; and Frances Widdowson, a former Associate Professor of Economics, Justice, and Policy Studies at Mount Royal University who was fired in December 2021 for satirizing "woke" ideas, she has written and edited a number of books on indigenous-non-indigenous relations in Canada, and is currently working on a manuscript titled The Woke Academy: How Advocacy Studies Murder Scholarship and Effective Policy Development.

To learn more and RSVP for the event, click here. 

Note: There is a "General Admission" ticket to attend the event in person, and there is also an "Event Video Registration" ticket if you are unable to attend but would like to receive a recording of the event after it concludes. 

Join the National Association of Scholars for a presentation of our Model Science Policy Code on Thursday, September 5, at 2 pm ET in "Reforming Federal Science Policy."
 

Our federal science policy has inflicted a four-fold crisis on America. The worst of these crises is a crisis of liberty: our laws and regulations now encourage technocrats and radical activists embedded in government service to promote false research to justify illiberal regulatory policy. The other three crises are nearly as grave: our laws and regulations allow universities to overcharge the federal government in its grants; federal grant money imposes discriminatory and illiberal “diversity, equity, and inclusion” policies on universities; and our laws permit universities to be culpably complacent about scientific espionage conducted by China and other foreign powers. Our science policy destroys American liberty, wastes taxpayer money, imposes group identity discrimination, and endangers our national security.

American citizens and policymakers must meet these challenges by means of an urgent and comprehensive program to solve this four-fold crisis by comprehensive, coherent reform of American science policy. This ought to be done by federal legislation, both because some needed reforms require legislation and because all needed reforms should be hard-wired into federal policy. Executive orders can substitute for legislation to a certain extent, but it is far easier to reverse an executive order than it is to change a law.

This event will feature Daren Bakst, the Director of the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Center for Energy and Environment and formerly of the Heritage Foundation where he worked for a decade on issues such as advancing sound science and transparency; and John Cardarelli II, the past-President of the Health Physics Society, author of “Overt Scientific Bias and Clandestine Acts by Trusted Scientists: The Flawed Application of the Linear No-Threshold Model," and acting in his personal capacity, he will speak on the search for truth in science behind cancer risk assessment in low-dose environments and the culture of resistance to change in established policies. Our very own David Randall, research director at NAS, will be moderating this discussion.

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 audience!
 

Best,
Chance Layton
Director of Communications
National Association of Scholars