The New Class, Pronoun Wars, and China Sellouts
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June Newsletter
The New Class, Pronoun Wars, and China Sellouts
** Featured Articles
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May 22, 2020
** The Failure of the New Class under the Test of COVID-19 ([link removed][UNIQID])
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Alexander Riley
When the SARS-CoV-2 virus first appeared, many experts understated the threat. Now more than two months into the pandemic these same experts have coalesced around the most hyperbolic disease modeling.
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June 15, 2020
** See Clearly, Decide Wisely, Act Justly ([link removed][UNIQID])
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Jeffrey J. Poelvoorde
An Open Letter to the Converse College Community in response to its administrative decisions relating to diversity and inclusion on campus.
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June 3, 2020
** Controversy and Confusion ([link removed][UNIQID])
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NAS
NAS critiques AAUP's response to the new Title IX regulations. We urge the association to return to a careful and balanced approach, fitting to an organization of university professors.
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June 3, 2020
** Cracking Down on Illegal Ties to China ([link removed][UNIQID])
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John David
We’re tracking American professors, higher ed administrators, and students who have been charged for crimes surrounding illegal ties to China.
** Announcements
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** The Tyranny of Pronouns ([link removed][UNIQID])
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Can university officials force their professors to call students by their preferred titles and pronouns? That’s the issue in the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals case of Meriwether v. Francesca Hartop.
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** National Association of Scholars Acquires Minding the Campus ([link removed][UNIQID])
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The National Association of Scholars (NAS) has acquired ownership of the webzine Minding the Campus (MTC), a popular forum for commentary on American higher education.
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** Doris Ariane and Lowell Lawrence Blaisdell, In Memoriam ([link removed][UNIQID])
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The NAS is the grateful recipient of a generous estate gift from longtime NAS supporters Lowell and Doris Blaisdell of Denton, TX.
** Media
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** NAS Quarantine Webinars ([link removed][UNIQID])
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Click here ([link removed][UNIQID]) to watch or re-watch NAS's quarantine webinars: The Crisis Cure for Higher Education ([link removed][UNIQID]) , China, the Academy, and the American National Interest ([link removed][UNIQID]) , The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of Title IX ([link removed][UNIQID]) , and What's the Future of Higher Education? ([link removed][UNIQID])
** Member Publications
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** Hal R. Arkes and George R. Dent Jr.
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"Testing Affirmative Action ([link removed][UNIQID]) "
The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal. May 20, 2020.
** Kenneth E. Hartman
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"Colleges should respond to coronavirus by overhauling funding and online courses ([link removed][UNIQID]) "
The Philadelphia Inquirer. April 16, 2020.
** Michelle Marder Kamhi
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Bucking the Artworld Tide: Reflections on Art, Pseudo Art, Art Education & Theory ([link removed][UNIQID])
Self-published. May 15, 2020.
** Thomas D. Klingenstein and Ryan P. Williams
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"America is Not Racist ([link removed][UNIQID]) "
The American Mind. June 3, 2020.
** Robert Maranto
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"How Academia Failed to Improve Police Practices ([link removed][UNIQID]) "
Wall Street Journal. June 10, 2020.
"We can’t ignore progress made with police violence ([link removed][UNIQID]) "
Minneapolis Star-Tribune. June 1, 2020.
** Richard Phelps
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"Test Frequency, Stakes, and Feedback in Student Achievement: A Meta-Analysis ([link removed][UNIQID]#abstract) "
Evaluation Review, Volume 43 Issue 3-4, June-August 2019.
** Philip Carl Salzman
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"Affirmative Action: The Systemic Racism No One Wants to Talk About ([link removed][UNIQID]) "
PJ Media. June 6, 2020.
** Craig Trainor
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"Return to ‘The Unheavenly City’ ([link removed][UNIQID]) "
Quilette. May 17, 2020.
"Justice Alito Reminds Us How To Argue ([link removed][UNIQID]) "
The American Conservative. May 11, 2020.
** Scott Yenor
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"Idaho’s Higher Education Earthquake? ([link removed][UNIQID]) "
The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal. May 22, 2020.
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