August Newsletter
Civics Ed Progress Report, SD Says “No,”
and the Lhamon Nomination Fails

Featured Articles

August 09, 2021

Strides in Civics Education Reform

David Randall

It's time for a progress report on the movement to reform civics education. How have reform bills fared? How have reformers succeeded by means other than state laws?

August 17, 2021

Fermilab Concedes to Woke Physicists

Christopher Sanfilippo

Known for its powerful particle accelerator, Fermilab epitomizes American physics research. But after accusations of racism, a group of woke physicists now controls the lab.

August 12, 2021

South Dakota Says "No" to Federal Programs Propagating Racial Grievance

David Randall

SD Governor Kristi Noem signed an Executive Order directing the South Dakota Department of Education to refrain from applying for any federal grants tied to critical race theory.

August 04, 2021

Nomination of Catherine Lhamon Fails Senate Committee Vote

Teresa Manning

In an astonishing turn of events, the Senate Committee on Education fails to garner enough votes to appoint Lhamon to her former position at the Office of Civil Rights.

Announcements


NAS is Hiring!

The National Association of Scholars has a job opening for Communications Associate. To read more and download the job description, click here.

AHI Announces Four New Zoom Courses for Fall Semester

The Alexander Hamilton Institute is pleased to announce the creation of four new reading clusters for the fall semester, 2021. They will be open to a national audience, using Zoom. More information about the instructors and the courses can be found on AHI’s website. Advanced sign-up is strongly encouraged.

Government Education Jobs

The National Association of Scholars maintains a list of U.S. Government jobs pertaining to the education sector. Click here to access our excel spreadsheet of current job opportunities. (Updated July 07, 2021).

Events

Celebrating America: A Webinar Series from the NAS

Join NAS for events on American history and literature. Our next events in the Celebrating America series include 1848: Manifest Destiny and the Mexican American War on August 31 and Twice-Told Tales (Nathaniel Hawthorne) on September 7. View and register for these events and more here.

Media

1833: Jacksonian America and the Age of the Common Man

President Andrew Jackson led one of the most successful "common man" movements in American history. Listen in or watch as historians, Daniel Feller, Jason Opal, Harry Watson, and Brad Birzer, discuss the effects of "Jacksonian Democracy" on America.

Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Mark Bauerlein and Brian Jay Jones join NAS to discuss Washington Irving's classic stories, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle.

1800-1840: The Second Great Awakening

Watch this webinar to learn what sparked the Second Great Awakening, its effects on America's culture, and how it strengthened the role of Protestant denominations in the political sphere.

A Dubious Expediency: How Race Preferences Damage Higher Education

NAS President Peter Wood is joined by Professors Gail Heriot and Maimon Schwarzchild to discuss their recent book, A Dubious Expediency.

Member Publications

Roland Alum

Hal Arkes & George Dent Jr.

"Holistic Review in Race-Conscious University Admissions"
25 Texas Review of Law & Politics 89-120 (Fall 2020).
 

Alfred G. Cuzán

Dario Fernandez-Morera

"Christian Slavery under Islam"
The Postil Magazine. April 01, 2021. 
 

Sumantra Maitra

"In search of Nirad Chaudhuri"
The Spectator World. July 22, 2021. 
 

Peter Minowitz

"Getting ‘Woke’ with Socrates"
Voegel in View. August 02, 2021. 
 
"It's bad, but not that bad"
Washington Post. July 30, 2021. 
 
"Teaching Utopia in Troubled Times"
Gazette Thomas More. June 2021. 
 

Richard P. Phelps

"Peer Review, a Tarnished ‘Gold Standard’"
The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal. July 16, 2021. 
 

David B. Porter

"Why Did a Christian College Fire a Tenured Professor?"
The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal. July 09, 2021. 
 
"The Catechism of the Woke: A Cautionary Tale"
Minding the Campus. June 25, 2021. 
 
"Due Process Is Essential to Higher Learning"
Minding the Campus. June 14, 2021. 
 
"Hostile Environment Concerns May Cancel Academic Freedom"
SAVE News and Commentary. June 06, 2021. 
 

Alexander Riley

Toward a Biosocial Science: Evolutionary Theory, Human Nature, and Social Life
Abingdon-on-Thames, UK: Routledge. May 4, 2021. 
 


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