1619 Again, Vaccine Mandates, and the Progressive Era
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December Newsletter
1619 Again, Vaccine Mandates,
and the Progressive Era
** Featured Articles
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November 24, 2021
** 1619 Again: Revisiting the Project's Troubled Past ([link removed])
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Peter Wood
New York Times editor Jake Silverstein's new essay on the 1619 Project attempts to glide past the awkwardness that accompanied the project’s early days. Let's set the record straight.
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December 07, 2021
** UNC School of Medicine's Quiet DEI Revolution ([link removed])
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John D. Sailer
For over a year, the subordination of healthcare to political aims has been underway at the UNC School of Medicine. We should hope the trend is reversed.
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December 02, 2021
** SOKAL III: The Latest (and Greatest?) Academic Hoax ([link removed])
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Marina Ziemnick
Start perusing the latest issues of “elite” academic journals. There’s no telling what you might find.
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December 01, 2021
** Identity Politics is Taking Over Astronomy ([link removed])
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Ian Oxnevad
An astronomy profession guided by identity politics and cultural Marxism rather than scientific evidence could produce a distorted view of our solar system and the cosmos.
** Announcements
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** NAS Statement on the Response to COVID-19 in Higher Education ([link removed])
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The National Association of Scholars opposes both institutional and governmental COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
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** NAS Condemns MESA's Boycott Against Israeli Universities ([link removed])
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The National Association of Scholars joins the Scholars for Peace in the Middle East in condemning the recent vote by the Middle East Studies Association (MESA) to boycott Israeli universities.
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** NAS Files Amicus Brief in Vlaming v. West Point School Board ([link removed])
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NAS has filed an amicus brief in support of Peter Vlaming's appeal to the Supreme Court of Virginia after he was fired for declining to refer to a female student by male pronouns.
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** Introducing Marina Ziemnick, Communications Associate ([link removed])
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Please join us in welcoming Marina Ziemnick, the most recent addition to the NAS staff.
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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]) .
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** FIRE Free Speech Essay Contest ([link removed])
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The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) is awarding $20,000 in scholarships to students who can make the best argument for why freedom of speech is a better idea than censorship. All juniors and seniors in U.S. high schools are eligible. Entries are due by December 31. Check out FIRE's essay contest page ([link removed]) for details.
** Events
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** Celebrating America: A Webinar Series from the NAS ([link removed])
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Join NAS for events on American history and literature. Our next events in the Celebrating America series include 1918: The Progressive Era ([link removed]) on December 16th and 1920: Prohibition, the Roaring Twenties, and the Jazz Age ([link removed]) on January 4th. View and register for these events and more here ([link removed]) .
** Media
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** The Great War ([link removed])
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How did the complex network of alliances that led to the Great War arise? Could the war have been avoided? Watch our webinar as scholars Joseph Loconte, Hew Strachan, and Jay Winter discuss.
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** The Spanish American War ([link removed])
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In 1898 the United States and Spain declared war on each other. What was the reason for conflict and what other factors were at play? Listen in as professors McCartney, Miller, and Pérez discuss this pivotal conflict.
** Member Publications
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** Roland A. Alum
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"Obituary of anthropologist Doren L. Slade" ([link removed])
Anthropology News. February 01, 2021.
** Eugene Heath
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"Commentary: Serious flaws in SUNY's new general education proposal" ([link removed])
Times Union. November 22, 2021.
** Richard P. Phelps
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"Are College Exit Exams a Valid Measure of Learning? It's Complicated" ([link removed])
James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal. December 03, 2021.
** Harvey Risch
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"Covid-19 Vaccine Mandates Fail the Jacobson Test ([link removed]) "[with Gerard Bradley]
Brownstone Institute. November 30, 2021.
** Rob Whitley
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Men's Issues and Men's Mental Health: An Introductory Primer ([link removed])
Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature. 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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