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VIDEO: Snatching Lightning—Benjamin Franklin

This webinar explores the significance of Benjamin Franklin's inventions on the daily lives of the people of his time.

VIDEO: Truth in the Postmodern University

This webinar provides a first-hand look into the efforts to defend intellectual freedom from the DEI revolution at a top-ranked research university.

VIDEO: Right Ideas: Michael Oakeshott

This webinar explores the relevance of Michael Oakeshott's political thought for conservatives today.

Statement on Stanford’s Treatment of Judge Duncan

Stanford’s President and Law School Dean have apologized for the incident Today, its DEI Associate Dean has been placed on leave. Students should also face sanctions.

Most Recent from Minding The Campus

The Rise of the Pseudo Faculty

The last 30 years have seen a substantial change in the composition of college and university faculties, including a significant increase in the share of instruction delivered by non-tenure-track, con......

Want Accountability in Higher Education? Watch the Gainful Employment Regulations

The higher education accountability movement has seen very little progress over the years. The main success was the establishment of Cohort Default Rates, which revoked financial aid eligibility for c......

Reports

Taken for a RIDE

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 America&#......

Comprehensive Restructuring

This study of the University of Texas at Austin surveys the most influential policies enacted on campus in the name of diversity, equity, and inclusion.  

Ideological Intensification

This report documents and quantifies the growing prevalence of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) associated language in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields in the Unit......

Hijacked

America’s Middle East Studies Centers were originally founded to study the politics, culture, and language of Middle Eastern nations. But our analyses and case studies demonstrate that Middle Ea......

CounterCurrent


March 21, 2023

On The Chopping Block

Does nixing standardized testing make college admissions more equal? ...

March 14, 2023

Literature, Indoctrination, and DEI, Oh My

What happens when we look the other way as diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies take over the humanities....

March 7, 2023

Footing the Bill?

Will American taxpayers take the hit for higher ed’s poor finances? ...

Statements

Statement on Stanford’s Treatment of Judge Duncan

Stanford’s President and Law School Dean have apologized for the incident Today, its DEI Associate Dean has been placed on leave. Students should also face sanctions.

NAS Statement on Ohio Higher Education Bill

The National Association of Scholars and the Civics Alliance enthusiastically endorse the introduction of Ohio Senate Bill 83 as it will depoliticize Ohio’s public higher education system,......

Press Releases

The Civics Alliance Publishes A New Social Studies Taskforce Act

With the new American Birthright Taskforce Act, state policymakers can ensure American students know their birthright of liberty.

Victory for Academic Freedom: Texas Tech Ditches Diversity Statements

Texas Tech University has withdrawn its practive of using diversity statements after Wall Street Journal op-ed.

Events

Event: Truth in the Postmodern University

Join us for a fascinating look into the DEI revolution from the trenches at a top-ranked research university.

Event: Heterodox Academy: A good idea gone awry?

Listen in as we discuss how we can restore intellectual integrity and freedom to the increasingly degraded and censorious realm of higher education.