Jared Gould

1 week ago | mindingthecampus.org | Jared Gould

In this first episode of our new podcast, VAS News Chat, I join Teresa Manning, Policy Director at the National Association of Scholars and President of its Virginia affiliate, for a deep dive into my recent article, “America’s Obsession with Diplomas Is Killing Opportunity,” in which I argue that credentials have become an illegitimate precondition for employment and social legitimacy. Manning and I discuss how credentials are not only unnecessary for many professions but often actively harmful.

1 week ago | mindingthecampus.org | Jared Gould

Author’s Note: This article is from my weekly “Top of Mind” email, sent to subscribers every Thursday. For more content like this and to receive the full newsletter each week, enter your name and email under “SIGN UP FOR OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER, ‘TOP OF MIND,’” located on the right-hand side of the site. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” or H.R.1, is stirring up debate.

1 week ago | mindingthecampus.org | Jared Gould

In Episode 4 of The Week in Science, Scott Turner, Director of Science Programs at the National Association of Scholars, asks whether private philanthropy can rescue science from declining federal support. Before 1950, most scientific research was funded by private donors—not the government. That changed after WWII, when federal agencies like the National Institutes of Health and National Science Foundation took over, now supplying up to 90 percent of research dollars at some universities.

2 weeks ago | mindingthecampus.org | Jared Gould

WATCH: AI Rewrites Science, Cuttlefish Whispers, and the Science Deep State Panic In Episode 3 of The Week in Science, Scott Turner, Director of Science Programs at the National Association of Scholars, examines the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in scientific writing, the scientific deep state’s concerns over the politicization of science, and the federal government’s controversial changes to research funding rules.

2 weeks ago | mindingthecampus.org | Jared Gould

Author’s Note: This article is from my weekly “Top of Mind” email, sent to subscribers every Thursday. For more content like this and to receive the full newsletter each week, enter your name and email under “SIGN UP FOR OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER, ‘TOP OF MIND,’” located on the right-hand side of the site. A Social Media Manager role is posted on LinkedIn by Executive Mosaic, a media production company in Tysons Corner, VA.