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Indiana Senate Bill 202 Reforms DEI Policy

Senate Bill 202 is a good first step for removing authoritarian “diversity, equity, and inclusion” policies from Indiana’s public universities. We urge Indiana’s citizens and p......

Sayed Hossein Mousavian Has No Place At Princeton

Princeton’s employment of Mousavian in a position suited to shaping public perception and policy towards Iran’s nuclear program is not only detrimental to national security, but cedes acad......

Tennessee Legislation Fights Identity-Group Policy

We strongly endorse Amendment No. 1—as a beginning of a wider campaign to remove identity-group policy, oppressor/oppressed distinctions, and permanent and unjustified assertions of moral debt f......

The Affair of Yale and Rural China

Yale's tepid outreach to rural America fails to compare to its investment in China. 

Most Recent from Minding The Campus

At UC Berkeley, there is one administrator for every four undergrads

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by The College Fix on March 12, 2024 and is crossposted here with permission. ANALYSIS: Nearly 30 different DEI programs at UC Berkeley don’......

College Presidents Are Oblivious to Their Campus Climate

The past five months have shown the world just how toxic speech is on college campuses. The climate for open inquiry and dialogue is under attack nationwide, and students are scared to speak, question......

Reports

Disowned Yankees

This study explores the history of Americans' birthright of liberty. We teach our children social studies, above all history and civics, so they can know what liberty is, where Amer......

Diversity Statement, Then Dossier

In this report, we seek to explain the phenomenon of DEI cluster hiring, demonstrate its widespread practice throughout academia, and highlight the dangers of the practice. Ultimately, DEI cluster hir......

Shifting Sands: Report III

Shifting Sands: Confounded Errors focuses on failures by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to consider empirical evidence avail......

The Company They Keep

This report studies the "Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions" movement against Israel on campus. It finds that the movement's success on campus is mixed, while its broader movement is well-......

CounterCurrent


March 12, 2024

The Affair of Yale and Rural China

Yale's tepid outreach to rural America fails to compare to its investment in China. ...

March 5, 2024

The Risks of Internationalizing American Colleges

Higher ed’s push to import students poses a substantial risk to national security and the future of academia....

February 27, 2024

Academia’s Self-Eating Snake

Ethnic studies and educational activism are consuming curricula and the classroom....

Statements

Indiana Senate Bill 202 Reforms DEI Policy

Senate Bill 202 is a good first step for removing authoritarian “diversity, equity, and inclusion” policies from Indiana’s public universities. We urge Indiana’s citizens and p......

Sayed Hossein Mousavian Has No Place At Princeton

Princeton’s employment of Mousavian in a position suited to shaping public perception and policy towards Iran’s nuclear program is not only detrimental to national security, but cedes acad......

Press Releases

Press Release: Going, Going, Gone

After a short and tumultuous term as president of Harvard University, Claudine Gay has officially tendered her resignation amid her mishandling of anti-Semitism on campus and allegations of plagi......

Press Release: Victory for Vlaming

The Virginia Supreme Court’s ruling reinforces the enduring importance of safeguarding intellectual freedom within the educational landscape, ensuring that teachers can fulfill their roles as ed......

Events

Event: China's Soft Power Strategy: Influence in American Education

Updated Event Date: How has China's strategy of soft power in education shifted since the tarnishing of its brand in the form of Confucius Institutes, and since COVID-19 more broadly? 

Event: Restoring the Sciences: Climate and Weather Extremes

Is the climate apocalypse nigh? Listen in to find out more.