National Association of Scholars

Our report from 2022 is still relevant today, highlighting how Texas public universities use curricular loopholes to bypass standard American history requirements, paving the way for expansive DEI initiatives to replace traditional civics education. nas.org/report/educati…

NAS Senior Fellow @LillaNoraKiss exposes how China uses state-linked firms like Nuctech to infiltrate European ports, borders, and higher-ed research institutions. Read here: civitasoutlook.com/research/the-s…

Peter Wood on China's infestation within American higher education: mindingthecampus.org/2026/07/13/who…

China’s efforts to gain influence in the United States—and around the world—go far beyond higher education.

A new analysis from RealClearInvestigations warns that the apparent decline of institutional DEI is an illusion. realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2026/…

@J_gould_ writes on Salem College's DEI practices: mindingthecampus.org/2026/07/09/wha…

According to the college’s website, Salem strives to be a “welcoming, gender-inclusive space,” centering its educational experience on “those who are female or identify as such."

@J_gould_ on the current status of Woke: mindingthecampus.org/2026/07/09/wok…

What makes all of this so significant is that wokeism continues even while “the Trump administration, Republican-controlled states, and conservative legal advocates are doing everything they can to stop these ideas from spreading.”

Nils A. Haug analyzes Israel's current constitutional showdown. He argues that an activist, self-selected judiciary has overstepped its bounds by micro-managing policy decisions. gatestoneinstitute.org/22680/israel-r…

Read Kali Jerrard's latest: mindingthecampus.org/2026/07/10/stu…

Confusion and snafus plaguing the student loan system? Surprising? No. We’ve seen it all before. Hopefully, these major overhauls will streamline the process going forward.

Read Michael Pacanowsky's full article: mindingthecampus.org/2026/07/06/pas…

The deepest realities of human life—love, ambition, resentment, loyalty, vocation, sacrifice, faith—do not yield easily to experimental design. They require forms of inquiry attentive to context, moral significance, and the irreducible mystery of the person.

Oregon State University is now offering a course analyzing "gender, race, class, sexuality, and nation" in Disney films. The class will likely rely on a heavily deconstructionist CRT perspective. thecollegefix.com/oregon-state-u…

Groundbreaking Scholarship! Academia has officially moved past the "math is hard" phase and transitioned directly into the "long division is a tool of the patriarchy" phase. “The authors conclude in solidarity, focusing on the ways our communities have sought to challenge White supremacy and deficit framings of our students, families, and communities . . . to co-imagine how we might engage our work synergistically.”

Read @wu_wenyuan's latest: mindingthecampus.org/2026/07/07/res…

The far left’s decades-long institutional march to capture higher education imposes practical obstacles and legal risks for ambitious reform proposals.

@J_Gould_ hosts the Minding the Campus debate on the proper place of athletics in higher education: mindingthecampus.org/2026/06/30/a-d…

I invite you to read both pieces and to leave several comments.

Read the full NAS CounterCurrent by Kali Jerrard: nas.org/blogs/article/…

The Department of Education (ED) has officially rolled out its new, “simplified” student loan repayment programs to make higher education more affordable.