Pushing Their Peers to the Polls
College students turned out in force for the 2018 and 2020 elections. Some have been working hard this cycle to make sure that trend continues. Read more
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Club president, daughter of communism victim speaks about vandalized display
Campus Reform spoke with Georgetown University (GU) senior and Network for Enlightened Women (NeW) chapter president Jessica Costescu, whose anti-communist display was vandalized on Monday. Read more
These North Carolina counties were politically aligned. Education has divided them
In the rural mountains of North Carolina’s High Country, the population of Boone has boomed over the last two decades — and so has its voting power. Read more
Students take advantage of corporate work programs to pay for college
Students who want to pay for college have options besides taking out tens of thousands of dollars in loans — companies continue to offer tuition assistance programs, some with successful track records. Read more
Divisive Academic Freedom Conference Proceeds
Controversial event on academic freedom at Stanford University goes forward amid controversy. Speakers include Amy Wax, Jordan Peterson, Scott Atlas, Joshua Katz and more. Read more
Sino-US student exchanges key to future
Reality begins with a dream. A dream you dream alone can be fantasy; a dream we dream together can become a reality. Read more
‘The endpoint of critical race theory’: Columbia University faces backlash for segregated graduations
Columbia University in New York City will host virtual graduation ceremonies segregated by race, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic status, in addition to its main commencement ceremonies for all students. Read more
Kremlin trails mandatory ‘propaganda’ course for students
Scholar warns that growing influence of ideology over education could be ‘the most dangerous thing’ happening in modern-day Russia Read more
#AcademicTwitter will endure—for now
Academics who tweet are weighing the opportunity costs of leaving Twitter while looking into other social media platforms. But few are fleeing the digital gathering space in which they have invested so much—at least not yet. Read more
Supreme Court doubts Harvard’s claim of ‘little discrimination’
Oral arguments for STUDENTS FOR FAIR ADMISSIONS, INC. V. PRESIDENT & FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE began at 1 p.m. on Monday after the earlier affirmative action case against the University of North Carolina (UNC) ran long. Read more
