Yale Discrimination, UT Austin “Diversity,” and 1776 v. 1619
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August Newsletter
Yale Discrimination, UT Austin “Diversity,"
and 1776 v. 1619
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August 14, 2020
** Department of Justice Finds Yale Guilty of Racial Discrimination in Admissions ([link removed][UNIQID])
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John David
After a two year long investigation, the DOJ found that Yale University discriminates against undergraduate applicants based on race and is therefore in violation of Title VI regulations. You can also read our press release on the investigation here ([link removed][UNIQID]) .
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August 10, 2020
** Kick the ‘1619 Project’ Out of Schools ([link removed][UNIQID])
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David Randall
We must get rid of the 1619 Project Curriculum to save our children from the anti-American lies of the woke establishment. View our counter-1619 template letter here ([link removed][UNIQID]) , designed to be sent to your local school board and/or lawmakers.
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July 28, 2020
** Exclusive: UT Austin Proposes Political Litmus Tests for Hiring and Promotion ([link removed][UNIQID])
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John David
The University of Texas at Austin has proposed the “Faculty Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Strategic Plan," exchanging merit-based success for identity-based diversity. Note: After backlash, UT Austin made this response ([link removed][UNIQID]) regarding its plan.
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July 23, 2020
** China is Rebranding Its Confucius Institutes ([link removed][UNIQID])
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Rachelle Peterson
In response to national criticism of Confucius Institutes, China plans to obscure their operations by renaming the Hanban and spreading out oversight across several organizations.
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** The Philadelphia Statement ([link removed][UNIQID])
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Please consider signing ([link removed][UNIQID]) the Philadelphia Statement, a statement that rejects cancel culture and “affirms the uniquely American commitment to free speech.” Initial signers include Wilfred McClay, Stanley Kurtz, Christina Hoff Sommers, and our very own Peter Wood.
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** Rest In Peace, Mike Adams ([link removed][UNIQID])
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We are saddened to learn of the death of Mike Adams, a long-time friend of NAS and defender of every professor's academic freedom.
** Events
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** 1776 v. 1619: Two Visions of American History ([link removed][UNIQID])
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Was America founded on the idea of liberty or on the brutality of slavery? Join us for this virtual event ([link removed][UNIQID]) on August 27 at 2pm, featuring Drs. Robert Woodson and Wilfred McClay.
** Media
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** Episode #51: Rabble Rousing with Lee Jussim ([link removed][UNIQID])
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Why is groupthink bad for the academy? To answer this question we are joined by Lee Jussim, a professor of social psychology at Rutgers University and author of the popular Psychology Today blog, Rabble Rouser.
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** We Need Some Muscle over Here ([link removed][UNIQID])
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Can anything be done to reverse the destruction of traditional civics education? View a replay ([link removed][UNIQID]) of our webinar on the question, featuring Adam Kissel, Thomas K. Lindsay, and Jonathan Greenberg.
** Member Publications
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** Darío Fernández-Morera
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“Scholar debunks faulty analogy between the Hagia Sophia and Cathedral of Cordoba ([link removed][UNIQID]) ”
The Catholic World Report. July 31, 2020.
** Bruce Gilley
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“Assaults on capitalism and democratic backsliding: Evidence from Asia ([link removed][UNIQID]) ”
Asian Journal of Comparative Politics. July 16, 2020.
** Jim A. Kuypers
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President Trump and the News Media: Moral Foundations, Framing, and the Nature of Press Bias in America ([link removed][UNIQID])
Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2020.
** Charles Lipson
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"Woke Colleges Are Assembly Lines for Conformity ([link removed][UNIQID]) "
The Bridge. August 03, 2020.
** Robert Maranto
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"School Choice and the Value of Religious Diversity ([link removed][UNIQID]) "
National Review. August 09, 2020.
** Lucas E. Morel
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Lincoln and the American Founding ([link removed][UNIQID])
Carbondale, IL: Southern Illinois University Press, 2020.
** D. Brendan Nagle
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A Brief History of Ancient Rome ([link removed][UNIQID])
Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY: Sloan Publishing, 2020.
** Harvey Risch
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"The Key to Defeating COVID-19 Already Exists. We Need to Start Using It ([link removed][UNIQID]) "
Newsweek. July 23, 2020.
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