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Federal Findings Raise Alarming Questions About Texas A&M’s Research Security

A new report from the House Select Committee on China, released Oct. 13, documents why stronger research security safeguards are necessary. The case of Dr. Enrique Lavernia, now a professor at Texas A&M University, raises serious questions about whether the university’s screening procedures are sufficient. The committee’s report, “How to Stop China’s Theft of America’s...

A New Birth of Excellence: Independent Colleges and the Recovery of Academic Freedom

This week, five independent colleges—Benedictine College, Merrimack College, the University of Mount Saint Vincent, Bellevue University, and Houston Christian University—announced that they have joined as founding members of the National Association for Academic Excellence (NAAE). Their move could be momentous. Spanning New England to Texas and the Great Plains, these institutions are helping to build...

The Undervaluation of the Congressional Review Act

Congress and President Trump have used the Congressional Review Act to nullify many agency rules recently issued by the Obama administration, but that law may be applicable to many rules adopted years ago. 2017 06 RR UnderevaluationofCongressionalReviewAct CAF RWalters by texaspolicy on Scribd