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January Newsletter
Scholars Open DEI Tipline, Shock and Awe Reform,
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** Featured Articles
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January 13, 2026


** Schools Still Have Illegal DEI? Tell Us! ([link removed])
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National Association of Scholars

Despite President Trump’s ban on DEI radicalism and the Supreme Court’s finding DEI illegal, many schools retain it by a different name. NAS invites its members or any concerned citizen to contact [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) with evidence of violations of Trump’s EOs or of the Court’s decision.
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January 06, 2026


** Shock and Awe Reform ([link removed])
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Kali Jerrard

A recap of 2025 and its major reform efforts, and a look at the year ahead.

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December 18, 2025


** Scholars Urge Countermeasures to Combat Islamism in Universities ([link removed])
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National Association of Scholars

A recent report from the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy reveals the concerted and long-term risk posed by the Muslim Brotherhood and Islamism to American institutions and higher education.

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December 17, 2025


** In Memoriam: Norman Podhoretz ([link removed])
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Stephen H. Balch

Norman’s lights were very bright and the push he gave was stronger than most. We’re all in a better place as a result. Rest in peace.


** Announcements
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** NAS Endorses Michigan's Academic Content Standards Bill ([link removed])
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Michigan State Representative Gina Johnson has introduced House Bill 5364 to require that revisions to academic content standards can only go into effect if they are approved by a concurrent resolution by both the Michigan Senate and House of Representatives.

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** AHI Announces Two New Courses to Celebrate US Semiquincentennial ([link removed])
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The Declaration of Independence’s semiquincentennial is fast approaching. The United States will turn 250 years old on July 4, 2026. Let the celebrations of this historic event begin! With Independence Day in mind, The Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization (AHI), will offer two courses in the spring of 2026. These courses are free of charge and open to the public. If you cannot afford assigned books, AHI will help with the costs. For more information and to apply, click here ([link removed]) .

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** NEH Invites Applications to Build Endowments for Research and Teaching of Western Civilization, American History and Government, and Civics ([link removed])
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Endowments for Advancing the Humanities awards provide funds for 20-year term endowments to support long-term work in the humanities. Applicants may propose up to three years to raise and certify non-federal gifts that will be matched one-to-one with NEH federal matching funds. Once award recipients have certified the required amount of non-federal gifts, they will establish a term endowment and spend its income to advance the work of the humanities at their organizations. The deadline is February 10, 2026, and for more information, click here ([link removed]) .

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** Art History Faculty Opening at University of St. Thomas Houston ([link removed])
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The University of St. Thomas (www.stthom.edu) is a private, Catholic university, located in Houston, Texas—the nation's fourth largest city—that gives pride of place to the liberal arts and the Catholic intellectual tradition within its mission of faithful Catholic higher education. As such, the University is seeking a full-time Open Faculty Rank of Art History. The ideal candidate will be a successful scholar, an inspiring teacher, and an experienced builder of programs. The position will report to the Director of the Allbritton Art Institute. For more information, click 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]) .


** Events
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** DEI Reform in the Universities ([link removed])
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Join us on Tuesday, January 27, at 2 pm ET ([link removed]) for a discussion on our comprehensive plan to rid the sciences of the DEI agenda.

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** Rescuing Science: Restoring Science as Civic Virtue ([link removed])
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Join us in person or in the virtual audience on Tuesday, February 17, at 6 pm ET ([link removed]) for the launch of the latest NAS science report, Rescuing Science. Restoring Science as Civic Virtue.


** Media
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** New Event Recordings from NAS ([link removed])
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Watch the recordings of the National Association of Scholars’ most recent events, including Waste Land: Case Resolution Agreements ([link removed]) and Saving Special Education ([link removed]) . Watch J. Scott Turner’s new documentary The Scopes Trial: 100 Years Later on the NAS YouTube channel ([link removed]) .


** CounterCurrent
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** NAS's Weekly Newsletter ([link removed])
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Read our weekly series CounterCurrent ([link removed]) , where we discuss news and trends in higher education. Peruse the latest edition on our website here ([link removed]) .


** Member Publications
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** Walter E. Block
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“Opinion: Two Cheers for the Slumlords of Our World,” Walter’s Newsletter, January 01, 2026. ([link removed])



** J. Daryl Charles
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"Death and Destruction in Nigeria: A (Well Past) Time of Reckoning," Providence: A Journal of Christianity and American Foreign Policy, November 24, 2025. ([link removed])



** David A. Eisenberg
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“Tocqueville, Alexis de” Elgar Encyclopedia of Political Anthropology, edited by Arpad Szakolczai and Paul O’Connor (Edward Elgar Publishing, September 11, 2025), 278-84. ([link removed])


** Jon Fennell
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“What Is Beyond Nihilism?,” The Comprehensive Legacy of Michael Polanyi, edited by Walter Gulick and Paul Lewis (Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Publishing Limited, 2026), pp. 199-219. ([link removed])


** Jack Park
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“Guest column: Race-based districting has been around for 40 years. It's time to end it,” NOLA, November 01, 2025. ([link removed])


** Richard P. Phelps
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“Citation Cartels, Dismissive Literature Reviews, and Big Money Dominate US Education Policy,” Brainiacs Journal vol 6 issue 3, December 29, 2025. ([link removed])


** Alexander Riley
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“The Youth, Private Ryan, and Contemporary Antisemitism,” All Things Rhapsodical, January 06, 2026. ([link removed])


** Anthony J. Sadar
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“Science information versus science narration,” American Thinker, January 20, 2026. ([link removed])


** Alexander W. Salter
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“Against Very Online Candidates,” Front Porch Republic, January 14, 2026. ([link removed])

“The Powell Affair and the Limits of The Fed’s Immunity,” The Daily Economy, January 14, 2026. ([link removed])

“If Independent Agencies Are Unconstitutional, so Is the Fed,” The Daily Economy, December 26, 2025. ([link removed])

“The Fed’s Phantom Tradeoff,” National Review, December 23, 2025. ([link removed])



** Kenin M. Spivak
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“California Restricts Free Speech,” RealClear Policy, January 12, 2026. ([link removed])


** Elizabeth Weiss
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“How woke politics defeats science — and slams the door on discovery,” New York Post, January 02, 2026. ([link removed])

“Rocks Are People Too?” Reality’s Last Stand, December 16, 2025. ([link removed])


** Mary F. Williams
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“812 C. Acilius,” Brill's New Jacoby, Second Edition (historian), November 01, 2025. ([link removed])

“812 Aulus Postumius Albinus,” Brill's New Jacoby, Second Edition (historian), November 01, 2025. ([link removed])

“72 Anaximenes of Lampsakos,” Brill's New Jacoby, Second Edition (historian), April 01, 2025. ([link removed])

“71 Zoilos of Amphipolis,” Brill's New Jacoby, Second Edition (historian), 2024. ([link removed])

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** Robert E. Wright
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“We Haven’t Stopped Paying for the New Deal,” Wall Street Journal, December 16, 2025. ([link removed])

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