Gen Z has suffered dramatically under Biden and Harris
September 2024 Round-Up
Gen Z has suffered dramatically under Biden and Harris
”Gen Z has suffered dramatically under the Biden-Harris economy -- we have faced skyrocketing rent prices, grocery prices, skyrocketing tuition, gas, electricity prices, and mounting credit card debt,” Sturge said. “Thirty-one percent of my generation still lives at home with their parents because they can’t afford an apartment or housing under the Biden-Harris economy.” Read more here.
In order to “to uphold and protect academic freedom, freedom of expression, and an environment in which competing ideas can be freely discussed and debated by all members of the university community,” University of Wisconsin system leaders must remain neutral in public statements on political and social issues, and they should only make public statements on matters affecting school operations, under a new policy the university system released Friday. ‘To save free speech, we must first destroy it.’ Sure, makes a lot of sense. Read more here.
Campus Protest Hypocrisy Reveals Need for Student Education on Free Speech
As students return to campus, the underlying issues that ignited campus demonstrations—misunderstandings and misapplications of free speech—remain unaddressed. These protests have revealed a pressing challenge for universities: upholding the principles of free speech amid modern political activism. Read more here.
UConn ‘first-year women’ program faces federal complaint
The University of Connecticut faces a federal civil rights complaint for an “innovators” program that is only open to females. “First-Year Women Werth Innovators cohort” gives money, networking, and mentoring opportunities to aspiring entrepreneurs. While men can apply for similar programs as sophomores and juniors, there is no equivalent for freshmen males. An Equal Protection violation. Read more here.
Heritage Foundation database will help parents and students pick ‘intellectually rigorous’ colleges
The Heritage Foundation released its “Choose College with Confidence” guide to “provide more transparency” on higher education so there can be a “course correction.” The think tank started with 280 universities and aimed to find at least two “Great Option” schools in each state. Universities are also rated “Worth Considering” and “Not Recommended”. Read more here.
September 2024 Round-Up
Gen Z has suffered dramatically under Biden and Harris
”Gen Z has suffered dramatically under the Biden-Harris economy -- we have faced skyrocketing rent prices, grocery prices, skyrocketing tuition, gas, electricity prices, and mounting credit card debt,” Sturge said. “Thirty-one percent of my generation still lives at home with their parents because they can’t afford an apartment or housing under the Biden-Harris economy.” Read more here.
- ANALYSIS: Illegal immigration puts strain on American college students’ education
As American students face skyrocketing tuition prices and mounting student debt, illegal immigrants are increasingly granted access to in-state tuition, free community college, state financial aid, and exclusive scholarships that are often unavailable to their American peers. Simultaneously, the growing number of illegal immigrants raises serious concerns regarding security within our communities. Read more here
In order to “to uphold and protect academic freedom, freedom of expression, and an environment in which competing ideas can be freely discussed and debated by all members of the university community,” University of Wisconsin system leaders must remain neutral in public statements on political and social issues, and they should only make public statements on matters affecting school operations, under a new policy the university system released Friday. ‘To save free speech, we must first destroy it.’ Sure, makes a lot of sense. Read more here.
Campus Protest Hypocrisy Reveals Need for Student Education on Free Speech
As students return to campus, the underlying issues that ignited campus demonstrations—misunderstandings and misapplications of free speech—remain unaddressed. These protests have revealed a pressing challenge for universities: upholding the principles of free speech amid modern political activism. Read more here.
UConn ‘first-year women’ program faces federal complaint
The University of Connecticut faces a federal civil rights complaint for an “innovators” program that is only open to females. “First-Year Women Werth Innovators cohort” gives money, networking, and mentoring opportunities to aspiring entrepreneurs. While men can apply for similar programs as sophomores and juniors, there is no equivalent for freshmen males. An Equal Protection violation. Read more here.
Heritage Foundation database will help parents and students pick ‘intellectually rigorous’ colleges
The Heritage Foundation released its “Choose College with Confidence” guide to “provide more transparency” on higher education so there can be a “course correction.” The think tank started with 280 universities and aimed to find at least two “Great Option” schools in each state. Universities are also rated “Worth Considering” and “Not Recommended”. Read more here.
The Real Target of Campus Unrest is Western Liberal Democracy (You)
August 2024 Round-Up
“It has never been about Israel, it has always been about destroying the freedoms and liberties of the West.”
A group called ‘CUA (Columbia University Apartheid and Divest), which seems to be a coalition of different groups that took over Hamilton Hall in this spring, has announced on Instagram that they are seeking the “total eradication of Western Civilization.” They are anti-American, anti-capitalist, radicals and their ranks are growing. At some point, this is going to become a problem that is too big for colleges and universities to handle on their own. Read more here.
Columbia U. Nazi Protesters Strike Again!
The apartment building of Columbia University’s chief operating officer was vandalized by anti-Israel activists, and included red paint, live crickets and … mealworms. Red triangles, which allegedly represent “symbols used by terrorists to mark targets they want to take out,” were scrawled on Chief Operating Officer Cas Holloway’s residence, the New York Daily News reports. According to the Columbia Spectator, the triangles had been utilized by Germany’s Nazi regime “to identify political prisoners in concentration camps.” But, you see, “Columbia unequivocally condemns vandalism, threats, and personal attacks.” Read more here.
The Right Take Audio: Campus Jew-Hatred Rising – “How has the left been so successful at crafting the narrative that Jews are Nazis?”
In the most recent episode of the Freedom Center’s podcast The Right Take, host and Shillman Fellow Mark Tapson talks with author and educator Richard Cravatts about the worldwide surge of Jew-hatred, especially on college campuses. Don’t miss it! Listen here.
Male Students score higher on the ACT, yet get less in financial aid
The gender gap in higher education is growing – and it may be due to how universities admit students and help them pay for school. Many universities offer scholarships specifically for women, but do not offer similar support for men. Read more here.
Marquette Silent on Trump Assassination Attempt, Yet Vocal on Jan. 6, Affirmative Action, and DACA
The day after the attempted assassination, a Marquette alumnus, who provided the details for this article, emailed the university President Kimo Ah Yun, urging him to condemn political violence and reassure the community about campus security, especially since the Republican National Convention (RNC) would be held nearby and since 2,000 RNC attendees would be accommodated on campus. Read more here.
USF decision to temporarily remove flags from campus building triggers panic among students
The University of South Florida St. Petersburg has removed all flags from the University Student Center, including a Pride Flag and Black Lives Matter flag, triggering outrage from some students. LGBTQ+ club president said it was “disheartening” and “scary.” Read the story here.
August 2024 Round-Up
“It has never been about Israel, it has always been about destroying the freedoms and liberties of the West.”
A group called ‘CUA (Columbia University Apartheid and Divest), which seems to be a coalition of different groups that took over Hamilton Hall in this spring, has announced on Instagram that they are seeking the “total eradication of Western Civilization.” They are anti-American, anti-capitalist, radicals and their ranks are growing. At some point, this is going to become a problem that is too big for colleges and universities to handle on their own. Read more here.
Columbia U. Nazi Protesters Strike Again!
The apartment building of Columbia University’s chief operating officer was vandalized by anti-Israel activists, and included red paint, live crickets and … mealworms. Red triangles, which allegedly represent “symbols used by terrorists to mark targets they want to take out,” were scrawled on Chief Operating Officer Cas Holloway’s residence, the New York Daily News reports. According to the Columbia Spectator, the triangles had been utilized by Germany’s Nazi regime “to identify political prisoners in concentration camps.” But, you see, “Columbia unequivocally condemns vandalism, threats, and personal attacks.” Read more here.
The Right Take Audio: Campus Jew-Hatred Rising – “How has the left been so successful at crafting the narrative that Jews are Nazis?”
In the most recent episode of the Freedom Center’s podcast The Right Take, host and Shillman Fellow Mark Tapson talks with author and educator Richard Cravatts about the worldwide surge of Jew-hatred, especially on college campuses. Don’t miss it! Listen here.
Male Students score higher on the ACT, yet get less in financial aid
The gender gap in higher education is growing – and it may be due to how universities admit students and help them pay for school. Many universities offer scholarships specifically for women, but do not offer similar support for men. Read more here.
Marquette Silent on Trump Assassination Attempt, Yet Vocal on Jan. 6, Affirmative Action, and DACA
The day after the attempted assassination, a Marquette alumnus, who provided the details for this article, emailed the university President Kimo Ah Yun, urging him to condemn political violence and reassure the community about campus security, especially since the Republican National Convention (RNC) would be held nearby and since 2,000 RNC attendees would be accommodated on campus. Read more here.
USF decision to temporarily remove flags from campus building triggers panic among students
The University of South Florida St. Petersburg has removed all flags from the University Student Center, including a Pride Flag and Black Lives Matter flag, triggering outrage from some students. LGBTQ+ club president said it was “disheartening” and “scary.” Read the story here.
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- More Elite Colleges Are Abandoning DEI Hiring Mandates
“Some elite universities are clawing back diversity statements, and others will likely follow. Why? Because a lot of faculty of all political stripes hate the policy,” said Sailer, a senior fellow at the National Association of Scholars. Read more here. - “Professor Jenkins: “Leftists are wrong. Western culture is not white supremacy”
“For decades, leftists have described anyone and anything they don’t like as ‘racist.’ But maybe they’ve cried wolf a little too often; the word seems to be losing its pejorative power. More and more, people are coming to understand that if everything is racist, nothing is racist. Clearly, the Left needs a new insult.” Read the article. - The University of Virginia as highly organized tours, staffed by a number of eager and willing volunteer students.... The goal of these tours would seem to be to humiliate the memory of Thomas Jefferson, the University, and even the state of Virginia, as much as possible. I can’t imagine why anyone would want to go to the University after having one of these tours.... Read more here.
- “Upstart conservative student newspaper at U. of Alabama will tackle ‘DEI’” - “The inaugural print issue will focus on “the fall of tradition and the rise of DEI in its place,” Ginger Morrow, Capstone Free Press editor-in-chief and co-founder, told The Fix via email on December 12.” Read more here.
- “Think tank determines nation’s best, worst states on ROI for college degrees” - “A think tank that ranked the nation’s state public universities based on return on investment found that the best states include South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Kansas and Pennsylvania. Read more here
- “Congressional campus free speech roundtable brings together representatives, free speech advocates” - "In a recent press release, Rep. Greg Murphy discussed the Congressional Campus Free Speech Roundtable, an event at the U.S. Capitol addressing “First Amendment concerns in post-secondary education.” Current college students joined organizations for the second annual roundtable. Participating organizations included Young America's Foundation (YAF), the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), current college students, and members of the Alumni Free Speech Alliance (AFSA).” Read the article here.
- “Watch the March For Life 2023, Jan 24, 2023” - “Campus Reform's Shaila Mehta walked with pro-life demonstrators at this year's March for Life in Washington, DC. Many walked with signs reading "I am the post-Roe generation" and "choose life." Others offered insight into the pro-life movement's role in a post-Roe America.” Watch the video here.
- Stanford University's IT department introduced its Elimination of Harmful Language Initiative in May, and on Monday, the EHLI published a long list of words that it says could be considered harmful, KTLA sister station KRON reports. Read more here.
- UC Berkeley students respond to question: "Should San Francisco Guarantee Income for Trans People?" Watch the video here.
- "Cambridge Dictionary changes definition of ‘man’ and ‘woman’ Cambridge Dictionary is being blasted by critics online for revising the definition of “man” and “woman” to include people who do not identify with the sex they were assigned at birth." Read the article here.
- ‘You Are Not Alone’: "New Conservative Student Newspapers Challenge Liberal Narratives On Campus" Read article here.
- "5 times leftist activists wanted to rewrite American history this year" Read the list here.
- Texas H.B. 1006, states clearly that “each institution of higher education has the general responsibility to foster a diversity of viewpoints” and to “maintain political, social and cultural neutrality.” Read the article here.
- "California College Approves Electronic Security System to Bar White Males From Nonwhite 'Safe Space'" Pomona College, an elite private school in Southern CA, has a lounge meant only for students of color and maybe some white women. Read article here.
- "This is what forgiving students loans will do" Will Witt from PragerU explains
- "Bachelor’s degrees have become optional for more jobs across industries" "The shift comes as demand for workers remains high and unemployment is low,” TheJournal reported." Read article here.
- "University Bans Conservative Student Group’s Pro-Gun Signs, Security Escorts Regional Director Off Campus" "Creighton University, a private college in Nebraska, told a conservative student group they could not use a pro-gun sign at a recruiting event this November, according to emails obtained exclusively by the Daily Caller." Read article here.
- "Cancel Culture's War on History, Heritage and the Freedom to Think for Yourself" "Those who do not fall in line with this government-sanctioned group think—who resist, who dare to think for themselves, who dare to adopt views that are different, or possibly wrong or hateful—are branded as extremists, belligerents, and deplorables, and shunned, censored and silenced." Read more here.
- ‘Ethics’ app at Clemson allows students to instantaneously report on each other with texts, videos. "Students at Clemson University can now anonymously report real or perceived misconduct by peers, faculty or staff with a single text." Read the article here.
- Jury awards $645,837 to Auburn professor demoted for criticizing lax degree standards. "Stern had sued the university for retaliating against him when he criticized the preservation of an easy major for the sake of athletics." Read the article here.
- "Biden admin seeks to take student debt cancellation to Supreme Court" Read article here.
- Campus Reform Correspondents, Kale Ogunbor and Melissa Da Gama: "Social Media played large role in surge of Gen Z Voters" Watch the Video here.
- Judge strikes down Biden's student loan bailout: 'We are not ruled by an all-powerful executive' Read more here.
- "Harvard Mandates New COVID-19 booster, Threatens Holds on Enrollment if Students Don't Comply" Read more here.
- "New report warns dozens of universities violate students’ due process right"s"Nearly two thirds of America’s “top” 53 universities do not guarantee that students will be presumed innocent until proven guilty on misconduct charges" Read more here.
- Update on "Unlawful Censorship" article below: Judge strikes down speech code at California Community College. Watch the video here.
- "Ian Haworth slams 'absolutely absurd' violent student protest at University of New Mexico" See the video here.
- Learn more about Defending Student Rights on College and University Campuses here.
- ‘What is a Woman’ campus stop prompts drama, debate: ‘We are living through a period of mass psychosis’ Read the article here.
- "Lecture Series aims to uncancel Christopher Columbus, 'rectify' his legacy" A series of lectures that began in early September and continued through this month aimed to challenge — and debunk — the argument that Christopher Columbus was a racist, colonizing murderer. Read more here.
- Medical Students recite woke pledge during white coat ceremony. Read the article here.
- "Progressive Law School Implements 'Jewish-Free Zones' Read the article here.
- Texas A&M University "hit with class-action lawsuit over race-based hiring priorities" - Read the article here.
- Government is the cause, not solution, to the dramatically rising cost of college - Read the article here.
- "Is Radical Campus Leftism Creating More Conservatives?" Listen to the episode on the Federalist Radio Hour