Recent Articles

VIDEO: Humility, The Scientific Method, and Climate Change

Listen in on a lecture by Francis Menton as part of the National Association of Scholars' Future of Freedom Lecture Series.

Dollars, DEI, and Drama: Higher Ed’s Three-Ring Circus

Higher education is embroiled in a chaotic mix of bureaucratic battles, financial instability, and ideological conflicts.

NAS Applauds the American Bar Association's Suspension of DEI Rules

The American Bar Association must now move beyond suspending the enforcement of its misbegotten rules to the elimination of the rules themselves.

Event: Humility, The Scientific Method, and Climate Change

Join the National Association of Scholars for a lecture by Francis Menton as part of our Future of Freedom Lecture Series.

Most Recent from Minding The Campus

Why We Must Save Old French in Universities

Editor’s Note: The following is an article originally published by the Observatory of University Ethics on March 18, 2022. It was translated into English from French by the Observatory before being ed......

An Extra Credit Assignment Inspires Reflection on Study Habits

Editor’s Note: This is the second of two essays titled "An Extra Credit Assignment Inspires Reflection on Study Habits." You can read the first one here. An essay I wrote, “Incoming college S......

Reports

Waste Land

This report sheds a new light on the history of the U.S. Department of Education (ED), its abuses of policy, and recommendations for a path forward. The report's evidence, and the long-term politi......

Instagram the Intifada

This report maps the organization, leadership, and affiliations of America's largest pro-Palestinian and pro-Hamas student organizations—Students for Justice in Palestine. 

Shifting Sands: Report IV

Shifting Sands: Zombie Psychology examines the science underlying implicit bias theory. The report finds that many researchers and legislators believe policies based on this theory are harmful. M......

Shadows of Influence

Foreign funding of American universities remains an open secret. This report details the underreporting of foreign gifts to universities by analyzing a complementary database compiled using public rec......

CounterCurrent


February 25, 2025

Dollars, DEI, and Drama: Higher Ed’s Three-Ring Circus

Higher education is embroiled in a chaotic mix of bureaucratic battles, financial instability, and ideological conflicts....

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February 19, 2025

California is in Cahoots with China on Climate Policy

Higher education partnerships between America and China are hurting America's economy while benefitting Beijing....

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February 11, 2025

Taming the Education Leviathan

A new report by NAS details the inner workings of the Department of Education, its failures, and a potential path forward through reform....

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Statements

NAS Applauds the American Bar Association's Suspension of DEI Rules

The American Bar Association must now move beyond suspending the enforcement of its misbegotten rules to the elimination of the rules themselves.

Rooting Out Race-Based Discrimination

A statement on President Trump's Executive Order, "Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity."

Press Releases

Press Release: Trump's Education Secretary Nominee Linda McMahon is Just What America Needs

The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions held its confirmation hearing last week with President Trump’s nominee for Secretary of the Department of Education Linda......

Press Release: Scholars Publish Plan to Fix Education Department

America’s citizenry supports the reform of ED, but not its elimination.

Events

Event: Humility, The Scientific Method, and Climate Change

Join the National Association of Scholars for a lecture by Francis Menton as part of our Future of Freedom Lecture Series.

Event: Waste Land—The Education Department’s Profligacy, Mediocrity, and Radicalism

Join the National Association of Scholars for the launch of our new report, exposing the Education Department and detailing a path forward.