Back to the Drawing Board: Catherine Lhamon Seeks to Amend Title IX Regulations, Again

Teresa Manning

If Catherine Lhamon wants to prove that she cares about the civil rights of all, she should focus on stopping the exodus of men from American higher education.

Disrobing the Aboriginal Stalinists on a Canadian Campus [MTC]

Bruce Gilley

Five days before Christmas, one of Canada’s most courageous scholars was fired by her university because she had consistently dissented from its rigid ideology on indigenous issues.

One Less Talent for China: The Rise and Fall of Charles Lieber

Marina Ziemnick

We must be vigilant in tracking and stopping the flow of American research to China. Charles Lieber’s conviction is a step in the right direction, but it is by no means the end of the fight.

NAS Appoints Dr. J. Scott Turner as Director of the Diversity in the Sciences Project

As project director, Dr. Turner will be conducting research on the scope and deleterious effects of DEI initiatives in STEM programs across the country.

Academic Questions Winter Issue Released

The articles in the latest issue of Academic Questions tackle the decline of American civilization from the perspective of the academy and consider how we can sustain informed intellectual discourse in the face of aggressive irrationality and hatred of truth.

NAS Comments on the Draft Revision Recommendations for Colorado Academic Standards

The National Association of Scholars was asked to comment on proposed updates to the Colorado Academic Standards on Social Studies. We recommended that the Colorado State Board of Education make substantial revisions.

Four New Courses on the American Republic

The National Association of Scholars is partnering with The Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization (AHI) to offer four courses on the American Republic.

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.

CSPI Essay Contest: Policy Reform for Progress

The Center for the Study of Partisanship and Ideology (CSPI) is hosting an essay contest on the theme “policy reform for progress.” The winner will receive $5000. Check out the essay contest page for details.

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 1929: The Great Depression on January 20th and 1933: FDR, WPA, and the New Deal on February 1st. View and register for these events and more here.

The Repatriation Debate: What Is It?

Join NAS on Thursday, January 27th, for a webinar on the Repatriation Debate—one of the most controversial issues in archaeology and anthropology today. Click here to register. 

Gilead by Marilynne Robinson

What makes Gilead a great American novel? What theological influences permeate Gilead, and how does Robinson work to deconstruct common misconceptions of Puritanism? Who influenced Robinson's writings, and who did her writings influence? Watch our webinar as scholars Abram van Engen, Alex Engebretson, and Alex Sosler discuss.

1920: Prohibition, the Roaring Twenties, and the Jazz Age

What was the dominant feeling in the nation during the 1920s? How did jazz exemplify that feeling? How did Prohibition affect the counter-cultural ethos of the decade? Watch as our panelists, Debby Applegate, Sean Beienburg, and Donald L. Miller, discuss America's decade of free-wheeling style and rush to modernity in the Roaring Twenties​​.

1918: The Progressive Era

What role did the idea of scientific management play in the Progressive Era? How successful were efforts to root out corruption in business and politics? Listen in as professors Mark Wahlgren Summers, Bradley C. S. Watson, and Steven J. Diner discuss this pivotal conflict.