Federal Student Loans, Texas H.B. 3979, and NAS Job Openings
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June Newsletter
Federal Student Loans, Texas H.B. 3979,
and NAS Job Openings
** Featured Articles
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June 07, 2021
** The Federal Student Loan System Isn't Worth It for Students or Taxpayers ([link removed])
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Neetu Arnold
Policymakers must confront the stark reality that the federal student loan system is hopelessly broken. American students would be better off without it.
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June 07, 2021
** Texas Makes History and Passes H.B. 3979 ([link removed])
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David Randall
Texas has just passed the first law in the country to ban both Action Civics and the key elements of Critical Race Theory. (Read the full bill, signed into law by Gov. Abbott yesterday, here ([link removed]) ).
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May 24, 2021
** The Jay Bergman Debacle: An Extended Study in Academic Cancel Culture ([link removed])
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Peter Wood
CCSU Professor of History and long-time NAS Board member Jay Bergman is under fire from colleagues, school superintendents, and the local media. His crime? Criticizing the 1619 Project.
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May 20, 2021
** Shifting Sands: Keeping Count of Government Science: P-Value Plotting, P-Hacking, and PM2.5 Regulation ([link removed])
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David Randall, Warren Kindzierski and Stanley Young
Shifting Sands: Unsound Science and Unsafe Regulation examines how irreproducible science affects select areas of government policy and regulation governed by different federal agencies. This first report focuses on irreproducible research in the field of environmental epidemiology.
** Announcements
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** NAS is Hiring! ([link removed])
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The National Association of Scholars has two job openings—Leader Researcher: DEI in the Sciences Project and Communications Associate. To read more and download the two job descriptions, click here ([link removed]) .
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** Introducing John Sailer, Keeping the Republic Project Lead ([link removed])
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Please join us in welcoming NAS's newest staff member, who will be assisting David Randall in our new Keeping the Republic Project.
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** In Memoriam: Foster Friess ([link removed])
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The National Association of Scholars mourns the passing of Foster S. Friess, a generous donor to NAS and many other organizations.
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** Government Education Jobs ([link removed])
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Every month the National Association of Scholars will post a list of U.S. Government jobs pertaining to the education sector. Click here to access our excel spreadsheet of current job opportunities ([link removed]) . (Updated June 02, 2021).
** Events
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** Fighting for Academic Freedom in America, Canada, and Britain ([link removed])
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Join the National Association of Scholars tomorrow, June 17th, at 2 pm ET for a webinar event as we speak with leaders in the fight for academic freedom from the United States, Canada, and Britain.
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** 1815: The Miracle at New Orleans ([link removed])
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Join NAS and our commentators, Donald Hickey, Brian Kilmeade, and Joseph F. Stoltz, on June 22nd at 2 pm ET as we discuss the final battle of the War of 1812.
** Media
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** 1803: Corps of Discovery: Lewis & Clark’s Expedition West ([link removed])
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Watch our webinar discussion on the motivations and effects of the Lewis & Clark expedition.
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** Angle of Repose (Wallace Stegner) ([link removed])
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What does Stegner's writing tell us about the nature of place and the importance of understanding one's history? View the replay of our June 1 webinar to find out.
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** Shifting Sands Launch ([link removed])
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Watch the launch of Shifting Sands as the report authors explain how the reproducibility crisis affects public policy and federal regulations.
** Member Publications
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** Roland Alum
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"Requiem for Álvaro Ínsua--A Casualty of Anthropological Research in Cuba—Chapter 1 ([link removed]-álvaro-%C3%ADnsua-casualty-anthropological-research-cuba—chapter-1) "
Panoramas [University of Pittsburgh]. March 06, 2021.
** J. R. Hall
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"John Josias Conybeare (1779-1824): A Pioneering Anglo-Saxonist, with Photographs of His Church and Related Places ([link removed]) "
Old English Newsletter. 47.1 (2021).
** Robert Maranto
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"Slavery does not define U.S. history. Freedom does. ([link removed]) "
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. June 14, 2021.
** James W. Muller
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The River War: An Historical Account of the Reconquest of the Soudan ([link removed])
South Bend, IN: St. Augustine’s Press. April 2021.
NAS members, we'd like to feature your work in this space. By featuring members' books and articles, we can recognize your good work and help members with similar research interests find one another. Let us know about your recent publications by emailing
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