Victories at Texas Tech, UNC, and more

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February Newsletter
Victories at Texas Tech, UNC, and more


** Featured Articles
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January 09, 2023


** Victory for Academic Freedom: Texas Tech Ditches Diversity Statements ([link removed])
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The National Association of Scholars applauds the speed with which Texas Tech University jettisoned its requirement ([link removed]) that candidates for faculty positions submit “diversity statements.” This decision came just hours after NAS senior fellow John Sailer published “How ‘Diversity’ Policing Fails Science ([link removed]) ” in the Wall Street Journal on February 7, in which he detailed how the Texas Tech Department of Biological Sciences used these statements.
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February 03, 2023


** AP African American Studies Should Teach Black History, Not Activism ([link removed])
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Peter Wood and David Randall

The College Board should redesign its African American Studies course to teach black history, not advocate arbitrary political activism.

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February 02, 2023


** UNC Board of Trustees Forges Path to Reform for Others to Follow ([link removed])
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Peter Wood and David Randall

The National Association of Scholars is celebrating the University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill’s Board of Trustees unanimous decision to establish the School of Civic Life and Leadership at the university.

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January 19, 2023


** Comprehensive Restructuring ([link removed])
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John D. Sailer

This study of the University of Texas at Austin surveys the most influential policies enacted on campus in the name of diversity, equity, and inclusion.


** Announcements
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** Rhode Island’s Social Studies Standards Fail Students, Report Finds ([link removed])
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A new report provides a detailed critique of Rhode Island's Social Studies Standards (2023), which fail to achieve the fundamental goals of American social studies education.

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** Applause for the "Education Governor" ([link removed])
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The National Association of Scholars enthusiastically endorses Governor Ron DeSantis’ announcement that he will remove diversity, equity, and inclusion bureaucracies and policies from Florida’s public universities.

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** UW Publishes New Data on Student Views of Free Speech ([link removed])
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The University of Wisconsin system has published a new report, UW System Student Views on Freedom of Speech, which examines the free speech climate at its colleges and universities. Click here to read more ([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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** Decolonizing Mathematics ([link removed])
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Join the National Association of Scholars ([link removed]) for our next edition of Restoring the Sciences on February 17, 2023, at 3 pm ET for a discussion with Dr. John Armstrong as we discuss efforts to decolonize mathematics.

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** American Innovation: Harnessing Light—The Laser ([link removed])
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What is the legacy of the laser? How was the laser created, and what are some of its applications today? Join the National Association of Scholars ([link removed]) on February 21st for the next American Innovation webinar to learn more.

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** The End of Innocence? ([link removed])
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Whether it's racialized curricula, radicalized educators, or sexualized reading material, students today are being exposed to adult themes and lesson content at younger ages than previous generations. Why is this happening? Join Don't Divide Us and the Terra Firma Teaching Alliance ([link removed]) on February 23 to learn more.

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** ISI American Politics and Government Summit ([link removed])
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Join the Intercollegiate Studies Institute for its American Politics and Government Summit: a conference dedicated to bringing together scholars to participate in dialogue focused on emerging research—rooted in timeless principles—in the fields of politics, philosophy, and economics. This conference will be held February 23-24, 2023. Click here to learn more ([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 From Affirmative Action to DEI ([link removed]) , Edison and the Lightbulb ([link removed]) , DEI and the Politicization of the U.S. Intelligence Community ([link removed]) , and Standing Against Institutional Capture ([link removed]) .


** Member Publications
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** Richmond B. Adams
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“‘About as Radical as Cotton Tom Heflin’: Atticus Finch, To Kill a Mockingbird, and Post- 1945 American Life” ([link removed]'About_as_Radical_as_Cotton_Tom_Heflin'_Atticus_Finch_To_Kill_a_Mockingbird_and_Post-_1945_American_Life?utm_source=NAS+Email+General&utm_campaign=2a1bce0e34-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_01_16_07_57_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-e6793c30a1-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D)
Southern Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal of the South. Volume 29 (1): Spring/Summer 2022. 53-81.

“‘In Harper, There’s Nothing to be Afraid of’: The Stranger and the Etiquette of Post-War American Life” ([link removed])
Retreats from Oblivion: The Journal of Noircon. Fall, 2021.


** Roland A. Alum, Jr.
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“Política, sociedad y religiosidad protestante en Iberoamérica” [Politics, Society and Protestant religiosity in Ibero-America] ([link removed])
Hypermedia Magazine. December 30, 2022.


** Jay Bergman
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“A selective outrage on matters of race” ([link removed])
Connecticut Post. February 13, 2023.

“University Leaders Should be Consistent, Evenhanded, and Accurate” ([link removed])
FrontPage Magazine. February 7, 2023.


** Loretta Breuning
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“Universities Operate Like Mafias” ([link removed])
Epoch Times. January 23, 2023.


** James J. Dillon
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The Joy of Duty: Human Happiness and Ethical Obligation ([link removed])
Cambridge, UK: Ethics Press. November 16, 2022.


** Bruce Gilley
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“Retaking American Universities with Inspiration from Asia” ([link removed])
Postmil Magazine, February 01, 2023.


** Kevin R.C. Gutzman
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The Jeffersonians: The Visionary Presidencies of Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe ([link removed])
New York: St. Martin's Press. December 13, 2022.


** Daniel B Klein
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Smithian Morals ([link removed])
CL Press. January 2023.


** Robert Maranto & Michael Mills
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“Ending Woke Culture Wars: Different Worldviews Require Different Institutions” ([link removed])
Minding the Campus, February 06, 2023.

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