In Episode 6 of The Week in Science, host Scott Turner, Director of Science Programs at the National Association of Scholars, explores a trio of fascinating topics. Science magazine decries “massive cuts” to the National Science Foundation (NSF) budget, slashing it from $9 billion to $3.9 billion—a 57 percent reduction. The chance of a research […]
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Author’s Note: This article is from my weekly “Top of Mind” email, sent to subscribers every Thursday. For more content like this and to receive the full newsletter each week, enter your name and email under “SIGN UP FOR OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER, ‘TOP OF MIND,’” located on the right-hand side of the site. Commentators have been […]
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College students are getting creative—not with their ideas, but with how they hide the fact that they’re using artificial intelligence (AI) to do their work. In an era where AI tools like ChatGPT have become second nature in higher education, students are now taking steps to de-optimize their essays. They’re deliberately adding typos, oversimplifying language, […]
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) shuttered its “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI) office, eliminated diversity statements from faculty job applications, and cut its Vice President of Equity and Inclusion position. A promising step, but don’t be fooled—DEI persists at MIT. It hasn’t been rebranded; it’s still openly embedded. Interdepartmental committees thrive, and numerous administrative […]
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When Dwight D. Eisenhower stepped down from his generalship as the Supreme Allied Commander of Europe following the Second World War, he became the President of Columbia University. During his short tenure at the university, a professor approached him and extolled the virtues of European scientists at the institution, to which Eisenhower queried, “They may […]
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Editor’s Note: The following is an article originally published on the College Fix on June 10, 2025. With edits to match Minding the Campus’s style guidelines, it is crossposted here with permission. Following the College Fix’s recent report of a doctoral student’s drag show recital mocking the Catholic Mass at the University of Nebraska, an advocacy group sent […]
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Note: July 2025 will mark the centenary of the famous Tennessee “Scopes Monkey Trial.” This article is part of a series leading up to the centennial events in Dayton, Tennessee, the site of the trial. In the summer of 1925, the town luminaries of Dayton, Tennessee, summoned John T. Scopes from his tennis game to […]
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Editor’s Note: The following is an article originally published on Free Black Thought on May 26, 2025. With edits to match Minding the Campus’s style guidelines, it is crossposted here with permission. What follows is an excerpt on “race” and “race pride” from a speech that Frederick Douglass delivered before a large crowd on September 3, […]
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In Boston’s Beacon Hill, there are gas lamps that appear to be quaint vestiges of the city’s Victorian past. Harvard, located three miles away, is giving the district a run for its money when it comes to gas lighting. Look no further than Harvard’s honorary degree recipient, Elaine Kim from the University of California, Berkeley, […]
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On May 6, viral influencer and Twitch streamer Kai Cenat announced Streamer University—a free, four-day event held at the University of Akron (UA) from May 22 to 25. The goal was to bring together rising content creators and established social media influencers for collaboration and training. Cenat even released an “Official Enrollment Trailer” on YouTube […]
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The Texas House recently passed SB 37—a bill that would grant governor-appointed university regents unprecedented oversight of the curriculum and administration of public universities. The bill seeks to combat leftist indoctrination and ensure that educational standards align with “workforce demands.” Board Member of the National Association of Scholars, Adam Kissel, writes: SB 37 will make […]
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In less than a year, the Trump administration has turned the tables on free speech on campus. The administration is embroiled in a legal and public relations battle with Harvard University, centered on freedom of speech issues and charges of antisemitism. Administration critics have called this crackdown on speech unconstitutional. Free speech, however, was attacked […]
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In college, I have often found myself—and still do in some instances—reluctant to share my political views, as they often diverge from the prevailing consensus. Fearful of losing friends or isolating myself on campus, I chose not to engage in political discussions. Where the college experience should immerse students in viewpoint diversity, mine has been […]
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Editor’s Note: The following is an article originally published on the College Fix on April 30, 2025. With edits to match Minding the Campus’s style guidelines, it is crossposted here with permission. A civil rights complaint has been filed against Gettysburg College for its apparent policy to seek to enroll “20% domestic students of color” […]
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Editor’s Note: The following article was originally published by the Observatory of University Ethics on December 15, 2023. 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. Mapping the Muslim Brotherhood galaxy […]
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The United States has long been the gold standard for higher education. Its colleges and universities top global rankings and draw students from every corner of the world. But the shine is fading fast. Public support for these institutions is in free fall, and it’s not just a vibe: enrollment is dropping, even at some […]
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The new Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Jay Bhattacharya, a Stanford professor who gained fame as an early critic of U.S. COVID-19 policy, delivered his first public speech on May 2 at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He described the “failed” response to COVID-19 and then explained how this failure informed his […]
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Harvard’s student newspaper recently reported that the university revoked the tenure of Harvard Business School (HBS) professor Francesca Gino. Gino was accused of tampering with data. But Harvard previously excused the plagiarism of its former president, Claudine Gay. On March 12, 2024, U.S. District Judge Myong J. Joun ordered that Exhibit 5 be unsealed in the case Gino […]
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With a modernized society full of rapidly evolving medical technology, widespread use of computerized gadgets, artificial intelligence (AI), and a booming space industry, life in the 21st century has begun to feel more and more like a science fiction movie. What began as simply dreams—just beginning to take shape in the mid-1900s—has now become normal […]
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Author’s Note: This article is from my weekly “Top of Mind” email, sent to subscribers every Thursday. For more content like this and to receive the full newsletter each week, enter your name and email under “SIGN UP FOR OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER, ‘TOP OF MIND,’” located on the right-hand side of the site. National Association of […]
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