Steamboats, Summer Reading, and Student Loans
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September Newsletter
Steamboats, Summer Reading, and Student Loans
** Featured Articles
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August 26, 2022
** Unjustly Enriched Colleges, Unjustly Impoverished Americans ([link removed])
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National Association of Scholars
The Biden administration's student debt forgiveness plan signals to schools that their obscene tuition hikes can continue with impunity. It's high time that public officials get serious about real higher education reform and slay the immoral beast that is the college industrial complex.
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September 07, 2022
** What I Read for My Summer Vacation: NAS Staff Edition ([link removed])
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National Association of Scholars
What do the National Association of Scholars staff members read in their spare time? All sorts of books!
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September 02, 2022
** The Closing of the Endless Frontier ([link removed])
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J. Scott Turner
The new ethics guidance from the editors of Nature Human Behaviour is not ethical. Rather, it is the ultimate triumph of politics and ideology over the scientific pursuit of truth.
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August 18, 2022
** Biden Student Loan Proposal Ignores the Root Problems of the Debt Crisis ([link removed])
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National Association of Scholars
Instead of addressing the root problems of the student debt crisis, the Biden administration continues to add fuel to the fire.
** Announcements
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** NAS Affiliate Head Sues Texas A&M University System for Violations of Title VI and Title IX ([link removed])
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Richard Lowery, a finance professor at the University of Texas and head of NAS's Texas affiliate, has filed a lawsuit against Texas A&M for its blatantly discriminatory hiring practices.
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** Oregon Association of Scholars Releases New DEI Diagnostic Tool ([link removed])
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The Oregon Association of Scholars has released a new diagnostic tool ([link removed]) designed to measure the institutionalization of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) ideology within a given college or university.
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** New NAS Webinar Series: American Innovation ([link removed])
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Our newest webinar series celebrates America's legacy as a land of tinkerers and engineers by showcasing the American inventions and inventors that have shaped our everyday life. The next event in the American Innovation series is The Age of Rail ([link removed]) on September 22. Sign up today! ([link removed])
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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]) .
** Events
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** Outsourced to Qatar: A Case Study of Northwestern University-Qatar ([link removed])
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Join NAS tomorrow, September 15, at 2 pm ET for a fascinating conversation about Qatari funding of American higher education. Click here to register ([link removed]) .
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** Combatting Cancel Culture: Why Diversity of Thought Still Matters on Indigenous Topics ([link removed])
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Join NAS on Friday, September 30, at 3 pm ET for a discussion of alternative views on controversial topics in anthropology, archaeology, and Native American studies. Register online here ([link removed]) .
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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 The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger ([link removed]) on September 27 and The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper ([link removed]) on October 11. View and register for these events here ([link removed]) .
** Media
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** New Webinar Recordings from NAS ([link removed])
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Watch the recordings of the National Association of Scholars’ most recent webinars, including The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald ([link removed]) , Forging Ahead ([link removed]) , Title IX Tyranny ([link removed]) , The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton ([link removed]) , What’s Wrong with Science? ([link removed]) , and The Steamboat and the Age of Industry ([link removed]) .
** Member Publications
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** Bruce Gilley
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"Measuring the Spread of DEI" ([link removed])
James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal. September 07, 2022.
** Daniel Gordon
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What is Academic Freedom? A Century of Debate, 1915–Present ([link removed])
London: Routledge. July 2022.
** Robert Maranto
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"Did Black Lives Matter Save Black Lives? The Data Say No" ([link removed]) [with Wilfred Reilly and Patrick Wolf]
Commentary. September 2022.
** Kenin M. Spivak
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"The Biden Administration Is Engaged in a Massive Censorship Campaign" ([link removed])
National Review. September 11, 2022.
** Kenin M. Spivak (cont.)
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"Socialist Investment Advisors" ([link removed])
American Mind. September 02, 2022.
"Minneapolis Schools and Teachers' Union Target White Educators" ([link removed])
National Review. August 24, 2022.
** Elizabeth Weiss
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"Indigenous Activists Are Targeting My Research. My Own University Is Helping Them." ([link removed])
Quillette. August 18, 2022.
"Repatriation of Artefacts: A Recipe for Disaster" ([link removed])
History Reclaimed. August 17, 2022.
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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