December Newsletter
1619 Again, Vaccine Mandates,
and the Progressive Era

Featured Articles

November 24, 2021

1619 Again: Revisiting the Project's Troubled Past

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.

December 07, 2021

UNC School of Medicine's Quiet DEI Revolution

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.

December 02, 2021

SOKAL III: The Latest (and Greatest?) Academic Hoax

Marina Ziemnick

Start perusing the latest issues of “elite” academic journals. There’s no telling what you might find.

December 01, 2021

Identity Politics is Taking Over Astronomy

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


NAS Statement on the Response to COVID-19 in Higher Education

The National Association of Scholars opposes both institutional and governmental COVID-19 vaccine mandates.

NAS Condemns MESA's Boycott Against Israeli Universities

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.

NAS Files Amicus Brief in Vlaming v. West Point School Board

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.

Introducing Marina Ziemnick, Communications Associate

Please join us in welcoming Marina Ziemnick, the most recent addition to the NAS staff.

Government Education Jobs

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.

FIRE Free Speech Essay Contest

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 for details.

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 1918: The Progressive Era on December 16th and 1920: Prohibition, the Roaring Twenties, and the Jazz Age on January 4th. View and register for these events and more here.

Media

The Great War

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.

The Spanish American War

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

Roland A. Alum

"Obituary of anthropologist Doren L. Slade"
Anthropology News. February 01, 2021.
 

Eugene Heath

Richard P. Phelps

"Are College Exit Exams a Valid Measure of Learning? It's Complicated"
James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal. December 03, 2021.
 

Harvey Risch

"Covid-19 Vaccine Mandates Fail the Jacobson Test"[with Gerard Bradley]
Brownstone Institute. November 30, 2021.
 

Rob Whitley

Men's Issues and Men's Mental Health: An Introductory Primer
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 [email protected].
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