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National Association of Scholars NAS is a network of scholars and citizens united by a commitment to academic freedom.

NAS is a network of scholars and citizens united by a commitment to academic freedom, disinterested scholarship, & excellence in American higher education.

Douglas Murray unpacks the Jason Arday scandal, arguing that DEI and lowered academic standards, not racism, is the root...
08/22/2026

Douglas Murray unpacks the Jason Arday scandal, arguing that DEI and lowered academic standards, not racism, is the root cause.

Before he died, he pondered his own possible downfall. Instead of blaming racism, his defenders should admit the true cause of his collapse, writes Douglas Murray.

UT Austin is overhauling its core curriculum to focus on Western civilization, civic principles, and broad U.S. history:...
08/22/2026

UT Austin is overhauling its core curriculum to focus on Western civilization, civic principles, and broad U.S. history:

A task force called for making the university's general education more narrow and focused on topics such as Western civilization and broad U.S. history.

Ph.D. admissions dropped 15% this past year. Is it a crisis or a needed correction? NAS’s Chance Layton argues the drop ...
08/21/2026

Ph.D. admissions dropped 15% this past year. Is it a crisis or a needed correction? NAS’s Chance Layton argues the drop is a natural result of higher ed tumult and programs shifting from real scholarship to political activism. Read more:

Decline is ‘not yet a concern,’ expert says Ph.D. admissions fell 15 percent over the past year at 55 research universities in the U.S., according to the Association of American Universities Data…

WATCH: Seth Cropsey joins the National Association of Scholars podcast Café Berlin to discuss maritime power, the geopol...
08/21/2026

WATCH: Seth Cropsey joins the National Association of Scholars podcast Café Berlin to discuss maritime power, the geopolitics of Eurasian power competition, strategy education, America’s alliances, and what universities must teach the next generation.

Seth Cropsey of the Yorktown Institute discusses U.S. strategy in t...

In NRO, NAS Fellow Scott Douglas Ge**er exposes how elite universities reward disgraced administrators with million-doll...
08/21/2026

In NRO, NAS Fellow Scott Douglas Ge**er exposes how elite universities reward disgraced administrators with million-dollar soft landings instead of real accountability.

Administrators who violate laws, policies, and basic standards of conduct are getting huge payouts instead of pink slips.

The National Association of Scholars (NAS) celebrates Senator Rick Scott’s (R-FL) call for an investigation into Califor...
08/21/2026

The National Association of Scholars (NAS) celebrates Senator Rick Scott’s (R-FL) call for an investigation into California’s climate change collaboration with China. This week, Senator Scott, along with Senators Mike Lee, Marsha Blackburn, and Representative Young Kim, sent a letter to Attorney General Todd Blanche and Secretary of State Marco Rubio urging an investigation into California’s alleged “unconstitutional involvement with Beijing to undermine US foreign policy.”

The National Association of Scholars (NAS) celebrates Senator Rick Scott’s (R-FL) call for an investigation into California’s climate change collaboration with China. This week, Senator Scott, along with Senators Mike Lee, Marsha…

UT Austin’s Core Curriculum Task Force Report is a promising start at one of Texas’s flagship universities to renew acad...
08/21/2026

UT Austin’s Core Curriculum Task Force Report is a promising start at one of Texas’s flagship universities to renew academic excellence.

Read our latest CounterCurrent:

CounterCurrent: Week of 08/17/2026 The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) has unveiled a proposed overhaul of its core curriculum, strengthening its general education requirements based on three pillars:…

For centuries, universities have debated the nature of intelligence, creativity, and knowledge. AI does not eliminate th...
08/21/2026

For centuries, universities have debated the nature of intelligence, creativity, and knowledge. AI does not eliminate those debates, but enlarges them.

Read Joe Nalven's latest thought-provoking piece:

Universities can extend the capabilities of human inquiry by exploring with artificial intelligence.

UT Austin’s Core Curriculum Task Force Report is a promising start at one of Texas’s flagship universities to renew acad...
08/20/2026

UT Austin’s Core Curriculum Task Force Report is a promising start at one of Texas’s flagship universities to renew academic excellence.

The university wants students to study foundational texts and broad fields instead of picking from a grab bag of narrow courses.

Who really defines academic freedom?In "Charting Academic Freedom," NAS compares over a century of landmark statements, ...
08/20/2026

Who really defines academic freedom?

In "Charting Academic Freedom," NAS compares over a century of landmark statements, from the 1915 AAUP Declaration to modern campus speech codes.

Explore our full 2018 report:

Introduction The National Association of Scholars (NAS) is pleased to offer Charting Academic Freedom. The pages that follow are parts of a single chart that compares fourteen published statements on…

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