Recent Articles

Scholars Applaud Introduction of Constitutional Literacy Bill in Michigan

HB 4829 gives Michigan a chance to join this wonderful movement to restore public K-12 instruction in America’s ideals and institutions of liberty, republican self-government, and civic virtue.

Removing DEI from Higher Education Will Take Diligent Work

Iowa’s public universities provide the latest proof that it will take long and diligent work to remove from higher education the discriminatory ideologies often referred to as "diversity, eq......

Event: Anti-Semitism, Violence, and DEI in Higher Education

A discussion on the interplay between anti-Semtism, violence, and DEI in American higher education.

Letter: Public Comment on Iowa's Draft Social Studies Standards

The Iowa Draft Standards improve upon the previous social studies standards—but that important flaws demonstrate the need for further revision.

Most Recent from Minding The Campus

Don't Learn to Code, Learn to Think and Adapt

The world is changing quickly. In the 2010s, computer science was considered one of the most “marketable” majors. Nowadays, it has an increasingly high unemployment rate. Philosophy on the other hand,......

The Inimitable Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

A delightful summer read—well, anytime read actually—is Scottish author Muriel Spark's 20th-century novel, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1961), which also has an excellent 1969 film adaptation featur......

Reports

Shifting Sands: Report V

Shifting Sands: False Positives provides a policy-oriented conclusion to our Shifting Sands reports by outlining Policy Recommendations for how to address the irresponsibility crisis of science p......

The Archimedes Standards

These model PreK-12 state mathematics standards seek to establish a sure foundation in the concepts, processes, formulas, and practices discovered by great mathematicians throughout history in......

Ideological Insistence

This report chronicles and quantifies the persistent commitment to "diversity, equity, and inclusion" (DEI) in higher education hiring practices. Ideological Insistence quantifies the pre......

Waste Land

This report sheds a new light on the history of the U.S. Department of Education (ED), its abuses of policy, and recommendations for a path forward. The report's evidence, and the long-term politi......

CounterCurrent


September 2, 2025

Rolling Out the Welcome Mat

The Trump administration should proceed with caution instead of welcoming malign foreign influences with open arms onto American college and university campuses...

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August 26, 2025

Resistance v. Reform

Higher education leadership can’t agree on current state of higher ed and what is to be done about it, causing a growing schism....

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August 19, 2025

States Pick Up Anti-DEI Mantle

Some states double down on eradicating DEI in education, while others fight back against anti-DEI mandates....

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Statements

Removing DEI from Higher Education Will Take Diligent Work

Iowa’s public universities provide the latest proof that it will take long and diligent work to remove from higher education the discriminatory ideologies often referred to as "diversity, eq......

Resignation of Seyed Houssein Mousavian is a Welcome Sign of Change

After a 15-year stint as a Visiting Research Collaborator at Princeton’s Program on Science and Global Security, Mousavian is retiring from the university. 

Press Releases

Science on Solid Ground

Scholars publish plan to reform government science and suppress the irreproducibility crisis.

City Tech CUNY Abuses Title IX to Railroad Biology Professor

A student who didn’t like her grade accuses Biology Professor Mosaab Elshaer of sexual harassment.

Events

Event: Anti-Semitism, Violence, and DEI in Higher Education

A discussion on the interplay between anti-Semtism, violence, and DEI in American higher education.

Event: Turning Over Rocks in the DEI Swamp

Join us for the launch of three reports exposing DEI's deep influence on America's premier institutions dedicated to science and technology.