Recent Articles

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.

Academia’s Self-Eating Snake

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

DEI, Left to Die

Is DEI still popular? If so, why have DEI-related scholarly works decreased since 2020?

Roland Hoover and the Role of a Great Faculty Adviser

"The first disappointment I felt when I entered Yale as a freshman in August 1987 came when I learned who had been assigned as my faculty adviser. Within a minute of meeting Mr. Hoover, however, I......

Most Recent from Minding The Campus

Minding the Sciences—Wicked Science and Understanding Climate Change: Uncertainty, Risk, and Pragmatics

Wicked problems need wicked science to, minimally, frame what is puzzling. Wickedness is not a moral judgment. Instead, it is tied to the limits of knowing—when rationality is encumbered by ambiguity......

Louisiana is Right to Scrap a Mandatory FAFSA

This morning, the Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education voted to let high school students graduate if they do not file the Federal Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).......

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 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....

February 20, 2024

“The Evil West and the Innocent Rest”

Utah’s recent legislation aims to reverse the anti-Western sentiment in higher education....

Statements

NAS Endorses Iowa House Bill 2330

The National Association of Scholars and the Civics Alliance enthusiastically endorse Iowa House Bill 2330 (2024), which reforms Iowa’s public K-12 social studies instruction and publi......

Texas A&M Closes Qatar Campus

On February 8, 2024, the Texas A&M Board of Regents voted 7-1 to close its branch campus in Qatar.

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.