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March Newsletter
Education Department Cuts, the Necessity of Anti-DEI Legislation, and more
** Featured Articles
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March 11, 2025
** NAS Welcomes Salutary Cuts to Education Department ([link removed])
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National Association of Scholars
The National Association of Scholars welcomes the Trump administration’s plan to reduce the size of the United States Education Department staff by approximately 50%. Federal bureaucrats have tended to reduce the productivity of American K-12 and postsecondary schools; the fewer bureaucrats in Washington to meddle in American education, the better for American students.
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March 03, 2025
** Institutions Will Not Cure Themselves—That’s Why Anti-DEI Legislation Is Necessary ([link removed])
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Peter Wood
It is immensely encouraging to see state legislatures proposing and, in some cases, passing bills that would end “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI) indoctrination in public colleges and universities.
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February 24, 2025
** NAS Applauds the American Bar Association's Suspension of DEI Rules ([link removed])
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National Association of Scholars
The American Bar Association must now move beyond suspending the enforcement of its misbegotten rules to the elimination of the rules themselves.
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February 13, 2025
** The Grown Ups are Back: On Gender, Trump Replaces Confusion and Chaos with Clarity and Common Sense ([link removed])
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Teresa R. Manning
With this administration, the grown ups are back: Trump is replacing confusion and chaos with clarity and common sense—not just for women’s sports but also for America.
** Announcements
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** Press Release: NAS Supports the DETERRENT Act as a Necessary Action to Combat Foreign Influence in Higher Education ([link removed])
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The DETERRENT Act is a necessary step in curtailing the influence of countries that are antithetical to American values.
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** Morningside Institute Conference: “Living Well at the End of a World” ([link removed])
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Morningside Institute will be having a conference on April 4–5 at our office in the Riverside Church called “Living Well at the End of a World.” The first day we’ll be looking at some of the deep cultural changes our society is undergoing. The second day we’ll look at historical examples of how others have navigated periods of deep cultural change and built for future renewal. Speakers include Bp. Erik Varden, James Hankins, Angel Adams Parham, and more. You can register to attend online or in person at the link here ([link removed]) .
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** Government Education Jobs ([link removed])
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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 ([link removed]) .
** Media
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** New Webinar Recordings from NAS ([link removed])
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Watch the recordings of the National Association of Scholars’ most recent webinars, including Humility, the Scientific Method, and Climate Change ([link removed]) .
** Member Publications
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** Elizabeth Eastman
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“Remembering Eva Brann,” Chronicles, March 2025. ([link removed])
** David Eisenberg
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"Future is Past: The Enduring Weight of Nineteen Eighty-Four," Cosmos + Taxis: Studies in Emergent Order and Organization, vol. 13, issue 3+4 (2025): 148-161. ([link removed])
** John Ellis
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“UPenn’s Case Against Amy Wax Is a Disgrace,” City Journal, February 26, 2025. ([link removed])
** Andrew Gillen
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" ([link removed]) Should College Accreditation Be Replaced or Reformed?," Defense of Freedom Institute, February 25, 2025. ([link removed])
** Joshua R. Hendrickson and Alexander W. Salter
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“An American sovereign wealth fund is risky, but not crazy,” The Hill, February 13, 2025. ([link removed])
** George La Noue
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“Ending Racial Preferences,” Minding the Campus, February 10, 2025. ([link removed])
** Cary Nelson
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“The Closing of the Academic Mind,” The Australian, March 1-2, 2025.
** Richard P. Phelps
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“A Groundbreaking, Unprecedented, Never-Before-Seen Discovery—That’s Been Noted for Decades,” Minding the Campus, February 19, 2025. ([link removed])
“College Board Goes to Trade School,” James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal, February 07, 2025. ([link removed])
** Alexander W. Salter
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"A Politicized Fed Is the Law of the Land," National Review, March 13, 2025. ([link removed])
** Kenin M. Spivak
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“Report Card on Trump’s First ‘100’ Days,” RealClear Politics, February 14, 2025. ([link removed])
** Elizabeth Weiss
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“Elizabeth Weiss: Indigenous Myths and Cancel Culture vs Science in Anthropology,” The Origins Podcast, YouTube, February 28, 2025. ([link removed])
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