January Newsletter
New College of Florida, Jordan Peterson, and the History of Racial Preferences

Featured Articles

January 09, 2023

NAS Celebrates the Nomination of Reform-Minded Trustees to the New College of Florida Board

NAS

The National Association of Scholars is delighted with Governor Ron DeSantis’ latest initiative to reform public higher education in Florida. Governor DeSantis has just nominated six education reformers to the Board of Trustees of the New College of Florida. The nominees include particular friends of NAS such as Mark Bauerlein, Charles Kesler, Chris Rufo, and Matthew Spalding.

January 11, 2023

Tracking Cancel Culture in Higher Education

David Acevedo

UPDATED: A repository of 267 professors, administrators, and students who have been canceled for expressing views deemed unacceptable by higher education ideologues.

January 05, 2023

NAS Condemns the Attacks against Jordan Peterson

NAS

The National Association of Scholars condemns the unrelenting illiberal attacks being levied against Dr. Peterson and against anyone who dares push back against the enemies of intellectual freedom.

Announcements


Woodland Park School District Adopts American Birthright Social Studies Standards

We are delighted to learn that the Woodland Park School District in Colorado has adopted the Civics Alliance's American Birthright social studies standards. Read more here.

NAS Commends Virginia's 2023 Draft History and Social Studies Standards

The Virginia Board of Education has created excellent history and social studies standards in its latest revision.

NAS Commends South Dakota's Draft Social Studies Standards

South Dakota's new proposed social studies standards are among the best in the nation. With further revisions, they could be made even stronger.

New Primary Source Appendix for “American Birthright”

The Primary Source Appendix for "American Birthright" makes all of our sources easily available for teachers, students, parents, and education administrators.

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.

Events

From Affirmative Action to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Join NAS on Tuesday, February 14, at 2 pm ET, for the third webinar in our Race in Higher Education webinar series, “From Affirmative Action to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.” Register online here.

Why Read Great Books? Liberal Education in the Twenty-First Century

Join the Morningside Institute on February 3, at 6:30 pm ET, for a conversation between Roosevelt Montás (Columbia) and Zena Hitz (St. John’s College), moderated by Emmanuelle Saada (Columbia). You may attend either in person or online—click here to learn more.

Media

New Webinar Recordings from NAS

Watch the recordings of the National Association of Scholars’ most recent webinars, including The History of Racial Preferences and Science and the Ideology of Race.

Member Publications

Paul Herrick


Philosophy, Reasoned Belief, and Faith
University of Notre Dame Press. June 2022. 
 

Lee Jussim & Robert Maranto


"How Woke Critical Theory is Destroying Science"
RealClearEducation. December 16, 2022.
 

Joshua Katz


"Logos in Savannah"
City-Journal. January 11, 2023.
 

David B. Porter

Kenin M. Spivak


"DEI Shatters University Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math"
National Review. December 18, 2022. 
 

Richard K. Vedder


"Wanted: A Successful Collegiate Rent-Seeker"
James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal. December 28, 2022.
 


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