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Dedicated to the revival of intellectual pluralism and the best traditions of liberal education at America's universities. Sponsored by @NASorg.

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The Harvard Salient stands with the rule of law, ordered liberty, and the renewal of American higher education. The United States is a Nation of People bound by more than geography. We have a shared civic and moral purpose. If Harvard truly seeks to lead, she must begin by

The Harvard Salient stands with the rule of law, ordered liberty, and the renewal of American higher education. The United States is a Nation of People bound by more than geography. We have a shared civic and moral purpose. If Harvard truly seeks to lead, she must begin by
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Nicholas Wolfinger’s new book Professors Speak Out exposes how modern campus investigations often resemble ideological witch hunts, where faculty across the political spectrum are subjected to unfair, career-threatening inquiries driven by personal or political grievances rather

Nicholas Wolfinger’s new book Professors Speak Out exposes how modern campus investigations often resemble ideological witch hunts, where faculty across the political spectrum are subjected to unfair, career-threatening inquiries driven by personal or political grievances rather
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We don’t enroll to regurgitate political slogans; we enroll to gain real skills. mindingthecampus.org/2025/05/21/stu…

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Yale, Harvard, and UChicago have created a left-leaning legal monopoly that dominates the judiciary, legal education, and public policy. By replacing the Constitution’s original rule-of-law foundation with activist ideology, they’re undermining the very framework they claim to

Yale, Harvard, and UChicago have created a left-leaning legal monopoly that dominates the judiciary, legal education, and public policy. By replacing the Constitution’s original rule-of-law foundation with activist ideology, they’re undermining the very framework they claim to
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With only 36 percent of Americans expressing confidence in higher education, colleges must look inside and then reform themselves, or risk further irrelevance. mindingthecampus.org/2025/05/22/the…

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Many employers still require costly and often unnecessary college degrees for jobs that only need basic skills, fueling debt and inequality, though a shift toward skills-based hiring is beginning to gain traction. Read more: mindingthecampus.org/2025/05/22/ame…

Many employers still require costly and often unnecessary college degrees for jobs that only need basic skills, fueling debt and inequality, though a shift toward skills-based hiring is beginning to gain traction.

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A lawsuit accuses the Trump admin of gutting the Dept. of Ed’s civil rights office—slashing staff, closing offices, and abandoning investigations—leaving families with no recourse for race, sex, and gender discrimination complaints. Plaintiffs say the system has been dismantled.

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Trump’s new executive order bans accreditors from forcing DEI on colleges. States like Iowa are leading too with laws to protect schools from activist overreach. Reform is spreading. - David Randall mindingthecampus.org/2025/05/27/no-…

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I have a new op-ed in Minding the Campus on options for the Senate as they think about a new higher ed accountability system. mindingthecampus.org/2025/05/28/the…

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While AI offers efficiency and support, we risk sacrificing the struggle, memory, and human connection that shape learning, and perhaps ourselves. Will universities evolve or vanish? mindingthecampus.org/2025/05/28/of-…

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“Placing limits on how much can be borrowed is a common-sense approach to keeping costs down for higher education. Since we taxpayers bail out defaulted loans, it’s only fair we set a limit.” - Matt Lamb Read Jared Gould's latest:mindingthecampus.org/2025/05/29/mon…

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The federal student loan program has been a catastrophic policy failure. It has driven up college costs, rewarded mediocrity, fueled ideological bloat, and burdened taxpayers with unsustainable debt. Yet meaningful reform remains unlikely due to political gridlock and bipartisan

The federal student loan program has been a catastrophic policy failure. It has driven up college costs, rewarded mediocrity, fueled ideological bloat, and burdened taxpayers with unsustainable debt. Yet meaningful reform remains unlikely due to political gridlock and bipartisan
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Next year marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. The University of Virginia should start honoring it today. mindingthecampus.org/2025/05/30/uva…

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A University of Chicago roundtable on anti-Semitism, led by prominent scholars and Wesleyan president Michael Roth, devolved into a largely anti-Zionist and anti-Trump forum that downplayed campus anti-Semitism and offered little practical insight into combating it. Read more at

A University of Chicago roundtable on anti-Semitism, led by prominent scholars and Wesleyan president Michael Roth, devolved into a largely anti-Zionist and anti-Trump forum that downplayed campus anti-Semitism and offered little practical insight into combating it.

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A University of Nebraska doctoral student’s drag performance mimicking the Catholic Mass as his final recital sparked backlash from Catholic and conservative critics, who condemned it as a disrespectful and academically shallow act that highlights anti-Christian bias and double

A University of Nebraska doctoral student’s drag performance mimicking the Catholic Mass as his final recital sparked backlash from Catholic and conservative critics, who condemned it as a disrespectful and academically shallow act that highlights anti-Christian bias and double
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“Money does not grow on trees.” I agree, and it’s high time our federal government acts like it. - Jared Gould mindingthecampus.org/2025/05/29/mon…

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Higher ed is bloated, overpriced, and out of touch. As Trump clashed with Harvard, critics left and right agree: reform won’t cut it mindingthecampus.org/2025/06/02/not…

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Great literature was never meant to be easy—nor should it be. The beauty of great literature lies in its intellectual reward—and by stripping literature of its beauty, we are stripping students of a well of learning opportunities—both intellectually and personally.

Great literature was never meant to be easy—nor should it be. The beauty of great literature lies in its intellectual reward—and by stripping literature of its beauty, we are stripping students of a well of learning opportunities—both intellectually and personally.