August Newsletter
Yale Discrimination, UT Austin “Diversity,"
and 1776 v. 1619

Featured Articles

August 14, 2020

Department of Justice Finds Yale Guilty of Racial Discrimination in Admissions

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.

August 10, 2020

Kick the ‘1619 Project’ Out of Schools

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, designed to be sent to your local school board and/or lawmakers.

July 28, 2020

Exclusive: UT Austin Proposes Political Litmus Tests for Hiring and Promotion

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 regarding its plan.

July 23, 2020

China is Rebranding Its Confucius Institutes

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.

Announcements


The Philadelphia Statement

Please consider signing 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.

Rest In Peace, Mike Adams

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

1776 v. 1619: Two Visions of American History

Was America founded on the idea of liberty or on the brutality of slavery? Join us for this virtual event on August 27 at 2pm, featuring Drs. Robert Woodson and Wilfred McClay.

Media

Episode #51: Rabble Rousing with Lee Jussim

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.

We Need Some Muscle over Here

Can anything be done to reverse the destruction of traditional civics education? View a replay of our webinar on the question, featuring Adam Kissel, Thomas K. Lindsay, and Jonathan Greenberg.

Member Publications

Darío Fernández-Morera

Bruce Gilley

Assaults on capitalism and democratic backsliding: Evidence from Asia
Asian Journal of Comparative Politics. July 16, 2020.
 

Jim A. Kuypers

Charles Lipson

Robert Maranto

"School Choice and the Value of Religious Diversity"
National Review. August 09, 2020.
 

Lucas E. Morel

Lincoln and the American Founding
Carbondale, IL: Southern Illinois University Press, 2020.
 

D. Brendan Nagle

A Brief History of Ancient Rome
Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY: Sloan Publishing, 2020.
 

Harvey Risch


 
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