With every passing year, the left exhibits greater contempt for America, and that trend is evident in the growing disrespect for Veterans Day on college campuses. Colleges and universities not only replace patriotic traditions with woke celebrations like Juneteenth, but openly advocate against this day of remembrance for U.S. service members. Institutions such as Harvard, […]
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“Diversity, equity, and inclusion” ideology, or DEI, has replaced merit and intellectual diversity with forced inclusivity and conformity. In K-12 education, this shift has often meant lowering expectations to prevent students from feeling excluded, rather than raising all students to higher standards. In practice, this prioritizes social comfort over genuine learning. For example, philosopher and […]
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When Nemat “Minouche” Shafik became the first woman to serve as president of Columbia University, expectations were high. Yet, in just over a year, her tenure was dominated by controversy as Columbia emerged as the epicenter of pro-Palestinian protests following Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israel and the ensuing war in Gaza. Demonstrators occupied campus buildings, even […]
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Editor’s Note: The following article was originally published by the Observatory of University Ethics on April 16, 2025. The Observatory translated it into English from French. I have edited it, to the best of my ability, to align with Minding the Campus’s style guidelines. It is crossposted here with permission. Hollywood was in a frenzy. The Césars […]
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The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) is a union and membership organization for faculty. Among its missions is to “define fundamental professional values and standards” in part as a defense against outside interference. They’ve failed that part of their mission. The AAUP has long been a typical left-wing organization—see the 2015 essay, “The AAUP […]
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There are many factors that influence a college student’s decision to choose a two-year school compared to a four-year option. Tuition prices, SAT scores, class flexibility, and whether or not they have yet chosen a major are just some considerations that may influence a student’s higher education selection. Whatever your plan may be, if you […]
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