Scholars, Trustees, Staff, and Public Members
Concerned scholars and members of the public in Oregon can work together to promote freedom, pluralism, and intellectual integrity on our campuses and in our communities. A great state deserves great colleges and universities and an informed and unbiassed civil discourse on research relating to public issues.
Ways to Get Involved
- Join NAS and automatically become a member of the Oregon Association of Scholars
- Contact OAS President Shawnn Hartley and voice your particular concerns (info@oregonscholars.org)
- Volunteer to assist OAS with its research and communications program
- Be a voice of conscience in faculty governance
- Help to promote unbiassed public scholarship in Oregon
- Support fundraising or outreach efforts
Students
College students represent the future of Oregon, and they have a special role to promote freedom, pluralism, and intellectual integrity on their campuses. Too often, radical student and faculty groups have silenced debate and undermined educational goals in Oregon.
Ways to Get Involved
- Nominate fellow students for the Oregon Campus Freedom Award
- Lobby your institution to adopt the Chicago Principles of Academic Freedom
- Meet with department and program chairs to encourage viewpoint diversity in the classroom
- Invite politically excluded speakers to campus
- Challenge left-wing bias in the classroom
- Advocate for campus freedoms for all students
- Monitor faculty and graduate student unions for harms to student interests
- Challenge radical student groups that undermine campus freedoms
- Defend your rights with Foundation for Individual Rights in Education student guides