Recent Articles

How the October 7th Attacks Changed Higher Ed

Marking the one year anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel, and the responses by American higher education.

Event: Shifting Sands: Zombie Psychology

Join the National Association of Scholars for the launch of the fourth and final report in the Shifting Sands project: Keeping Count of Government Science: Zombie Psychology, Implicit Bias Theory......

Tracking Cancel Culture in Higher Education

UPDATED: A repository of 293 professors, administrators, and students who have been canceled for expressing views deemed unacceptable by higher education ideologues.

Foreign Strings Attached

A new report uncovers staggering truths about unreported foreign gifts to American higher education and failures by the Department of Education.

Most Recent from Minding The Campus

Ending 'Woke' Protects Free Thought and Speech

The passage of the End Woke Higher Education Act by the U.S. House of Representatives—currently awaiting a Senate vote—marks a significant victory for constitutional freedoms in higher education. At a......

College Football Promises Touchdowns, Fumbles Instead

Things seemed promising when the 2023 Michigan Wolverines won their first national championship since 1997, with head coach Jim Harbaugh leading the team to victory. College football fans praised his......

Reports

Shadows of Influence

Foreign funding of American universities remains an open secret. This report details the underreporting of foreign gifts to universities by analyzing a complementary database compiled using public rec......

China and Our Children

This report examines how the Chinese Communist Party uses language as a tool of asymmetric warfare and its deployed effects in the United States. Confucius Classrooms did not only expand from Confuciu......

DEI and Maryland College Campuses

This report surveys the diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and administrative initiatives at 12 University System of Mayland campuses.

The Franklin Standards

These model K-12 state science standards seek to restore informed and disciplined curiosity to American science education, along with the spirit and the rigor of America's first great scientist an......

CounterCurrent


October 8, 2024

How the October 7th Attacks Changed Higher Ed

Marking the one year anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel, and the responses by American higher education....

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October 1, 2024

Foreign Strings Attached

A new report uncovers staggering truths about unreported foreign gifts to American higher education and failures by the Department of Education....

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September 24, 2024

Higher Education at a Glance

College closures, campus protests, and cancellations, oh my....

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Statements

NAS Statement on University of Pennsylvania Sanction of Amy Wax

The National Association of Scholars is outraged—but not surprised—by Penn's decision to penalize Wax for exercising her academic freedom. 

AAUP Trades Academic Freedom for Boycotts

The AAUP's new statement on boycotts places academic freedom on the backburner for temporary political gain.

Press Releases

Report: Billions in Foreign Gifts to American Universities Go Unreported

A new report finds that American universities rarely disclose, if at all, gifts from foreign governments and organizations. Without enforcement, colleges and universities slip transparency and fiducia......

Press Release: NAS Applauds Passage of HR 1516

The House’s passage of HR 1516 is a necessary step to safeguard America’s colleges and universities from China and other hostile powers. 

Events

Event: Shifting Sands: Zombie Psychology

Join the National Association of Scholars for the launch of the fourth and final report in the Shifting Sands project: Keeping Count of Government Science: Zombie Psychology, Implicit Bias Theory......

Event: Constitution Day Symposium

An exploration of the anti-Constitutional ideas that have seized American higher education, and what can be done about them.