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NAS is pleased to announce "Checking the Classifieds," an investigation into foreign espionage on American campuses. Using advanced Advertising Intelligence (ADINT), we uncover evidence that the CCP may still be siphoning hypersonic missile tech from Alfred University. nas.org/reports/checking-the…

Checking the Classifieds | National Association of Scholars

Three years ago, my colleagues broke the story: Alfred University, a small, private institution in upstate New York, was one of a handful of institutions nationwide to maintain a “Confucius…

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Alfred’s CI had closed and all its webpages were shut down, so how does one go about finding out if Alfred’s ties with China still exist? Read more in the NAS CounterCurrent: nas.org/blogs/article/going-…

Going Down the Digital Trail | National Association of Scholars

CounterCurrent: Week of 09/21/2026 In 2023, Alfred University found itself the center of a National Association of Scholars (NAS) investigation. Now, the university is back in the spotlight with a…

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Taiwan News spotlights NAS’s landmark research on Confucius Institutes as European universities rethink CCP-backed programs in favor of transparent, independent Chinese studies. Read more: taiwannews.com.tw/news/64460…

Taiwan’s quiet push into Chinese studies in Naples | Taiwan News | Sep. 24, 2026 19:26

By partnering with Italy’s premier Sinology institution, Taipei offers transparency and academic independence | Sep. 24, 2026 19:26

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Mass resignations hit the University of Iowa's Center for Intellectual Freedom. NAS warned in May that without true independence from activist faculty, legislative civics reforms will quickly fail. thecollegefix.com/mass-resig…

Mass resignations hit U. Iowa Intellectual Freedom Center advisory council over independence...

Launching the Center for Intellectual Freedom at the University of Iowa hit a big snag this week after nearly half of its Advisory Council resigned in protest. The en masse resignations come amid…

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As generative AI continues to pervade everyday life, and institutions of higher education continue to search for solutions, our focus groups reflect the importance of listening to students and considering novel ways to help students feel more comfortable connecting with peers and faculty. mindingthecampus.org/2026/09…

AI’s Emotional Effects — Minding The Campus

AI is changing not only how students learn, but how they relate to professors and one another.

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Stanford got caught using AI to erase a Hispanic student from a campus promotional photo and replace him with a Black woman to engineer visual diversity. nytimes.com/2026/09/22/us/st…

Stanford Used A.I. to Swap Black Student for Hispanic Student in a Photo

Universities have been accused of doctoring photos to showcase diversity in the past. In this case, a Black woman replaced a Hispanic young man, who said it was upsetting to be “erased.”

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Teaching on both sides of the high school-to-college boundary has shown me a peculiar form of academic success: a student can finish an assignment without being able to explain what was learned. The paper is submitted. The grade is recorded. The course credit is awarded. But remove the notes, prompt, or screen, and the knowledge often disappears. Read more: mindingthecampus.org/2026/09…

AI Has Made an Old Education Problem Harder to Ignore — Minding The Campus

Schools have long accepted the bare minimum in place of mastery.

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Colleges are overhauling campus tours to drive enrollment. But is high-dollar marketing masking deeper questions about academic value? insidehighered.com/news/admi…

Colleges Invest Heavily in Creating a Perfect Campus Tour

As it becomes increasingly evident that getting a student to visit campus is one of the best ways to convince them to enroll, colleges are overhauling their tours.

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Harvard made $5.8 billion in endowment gains in 2025 but distributed only $2.5 billion, covering almost 40 percent of its $6.8 billion operating budget. Read @J_Gould_'s latest mindingthecampus.org/2026/09…

Not Another Dime — Minding The Campus

Until the Ivies spend their enormous endowments, the federal government should not give them another dime.

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Can states rein in DEI curriculum? In @CollegeFix, NAS President Peter Wood weighs in on the Texas university lawsuits, warning that in cases of "flagrant abuse," states must be prepared to sanction bad-faith professors:
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A new study reveals 0% of Princeton faculty donations went to Republicans. Unreal. jonathanturley.org/2026/09/1…

The Purge: Princeton Faculty Reach Perfect Zero in Support for Republicans

We recently discussed how Yale faculty reached academic nirvana after years of purging departments of conservatives and Republicans. The university finally showed zero political donations to Republ…

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In case you missed it: Watch the latest episode of Night Class from NAS earlier this week, where we discuss the problem of violence in America: mindingthecampus.org/2026/09…

WATCH: Moral Guardrails Lost — Minding The Campus

Night Class examines 9/11, political violence, and whether education can help rebuild the moral guardrails needed to confront evil.

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A new study confirms liberal commencement speakers outnumber conservatives 77:23. As NAS’s Chance Layton notes, the data shows how universities have actively screened out conservative voices from speaking to students. thecollegefix.com/graduation…

Graduation speakers becoming increasingly liberal: study | The College Fix

Conservative speakers more likely at red state universities.

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Mind Matters highlights Academic Questions for giving a fair hearing to non-materialist thought. mindmatters.ai/2026/09/schol…

Scholars’ Mag Offers Sympathetic Review of Non-Materialist Books

Materialists cannot apply common standards for assessing evidence because they must refute all evidence of non-materialism. That makes them hard to argue with.

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Other activities may be better for releasing anger—indeed, coloring books could be the right approach. So could walks in nature, prayer, or exercise. Read Matt Lamb's latest: mindingthecampus.org/2026/09…

Rage Rooms Are a Bad Idea — Minding The Campus

Michigan State University students helped underwrite a “feminist rage room,” according to public records obtained exclusively by the College Fix.

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On September 7, 2026, about 30 robots showed up outside Poland’s Ministry of Digital Affairs in Warsaw to demand clearer regulation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and automation before the technologies change the world as we know it. The group included humanoids and robot dogs waving Polish flags and blasting recorded chants from loudspeakers. Apparently, machines have joined the labor debate before joining the labor force.
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Read our latest piece by @LillaNoraKiss: nas.org/blogs/article/robots…

Robots Would Like a Word! | National Association of Scholars

Editor's Note: This article was originally published by Lyceum and is cross-posted here with permission. On September 7, 2026, about 30 robots showed up outside Poland’s Ministry of Digital Affairs…

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U.S. higher education arguably is the only segment of American life that is even less disciplined, responsible, and efficient than Congress. Read Richard Vedder's latest: mindingthecampus.org/2026/09…

A 20 Percent Solution to a Much Bigger Problem — Minding The Campus

Congress wants to cap foreign athletes, but that does little to answer what big-time sports have to do with higher education.

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As universities adopt professional franchise models, degree attainment has taken a backseat to immediate payouts. jamesgmartin.center/2026/09/…

When College Sports Stop Being College Sports — The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal

UNC’s increasingly professional athletic model shows how NIL and revenue sharing are reshaping college athletics.

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That $1,456 you gave to higher education is actually likely a lower figure than what you actually pay to education. When you add state taxes that fund state schools and student aid even for private schools in your state, the number grows substantially. What would you do with $1,456 extra this year? Read Ian Oxnevad on where your taxpayer money is going within U.S. higher education: mindingthecampus.org/2026/09…

About That $1,456 You Gave Academia — Minding The Campus

Even a shorthand accounting of federal higher-ed spending reveals plenty for taxpayers to be appalled by.

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The political tilt of American academia is well documented . . . yet they all miss a more fundamental dynamic rooted in the very structure of scholarly success: selection bias. Read Dr. Nafees Alam on why so many scholars lean left: mindingthecampus.org/2026/09…

Why So Many Scholars Lean Left — Minding The Campus

The political tilt of American academia is well documented. A 2018 study by Mitchell Langbert examined voter registration among tenure-track faculty at 51 of the top-ranked liberal arts colleges and...

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