Twenty years ago, commencement speeches at America’s top universities were proud celebrations of freedom, intellectual discovery, and national purpose. Fast forward to 2025, and the scene could not be more different.
Topic: College
TPUSA Launches New “Prep Year” Program to Develop Christian Students into Campus Leaders
Turning Point USA is preparing to launch a nine-month program called Prep Year that will serve as an alternative to the traditional college pathway, offering nearly full-ride scholarships to those accepted into the program.
The Genius of Trump’s Attacks on the Ivy League
University presidents can undo fear-based decisions they made during the years of Peak Woke.
Another Ivy League School Living in Woke Fairyland
The lack of political diversity on Yale University’s new trust building committee emphasizes why the public doesn’t trust higher education.
You Won’t Believe the Tax Breaks for Professors
They’re pretty sweet. Private-school tuition and lavish homes for school employees are exempt.
Trump Is Likely to Win His Fight with Universities
The administration holds many cards, and it seems determined to play them all.
Elite College Slowly Commit Suicide
Their tax-free status, with billions of dollars being handed to them with no accountability by the federal government, made elite universities tone deaf.
Universities Across the U.S. Still Grant Hundreds of DEI Scholarships
Even as the federal government tries to eradicate the insidious DEI framework from educational institutions, schools are working overtime to hide it from public view.
Elite Universities Should Take the Trump Deal Before It’s Too Late
By Victor Davis Hanson: It’s a not wise thing for them to get into a fight with the federal government. If they are dependent on federal funding andnd they want federal money, then the federal government is going to ask for some transparency. And we, the public, really don’t know much about it.
Florida Universities Will Be the First to Carry Out Campus Immigration Enforcement
Five of Florida’s largest public universities are partnering with ICE, including the University of Florida, Florida Atlantic University, University of Central, University of South Florida, and Florida International University.
Taxpayer Funding of Higher Ed’s Boondoggles Must Stop
For decades, American institutions of higher education have benefited from extraordinary taxpayer largesse. Federal government grants and other forms of direct taxpayer subsidizations of universities are legion.
How Conservative Campus Groups Empower Right-Minded Students to Fight Cancel Culture
By providing a platform to disseminate their values respectfully, organizations educate on conservative ideas and fight censorship
Creative Destruction Comes to Universities
The brutal attacks on some of America’s most prestigious universities are the culmination of years of a wanton disregard by these institutions of public opinion and support. American higher education is now reaping what it has sowed in recent years.
End Taxpayer Support for the Higher Education Gravy Train
For decades, American institutions of higher education have benefited from extraordinary taxpayer largesse. Federal government grants and other forms of direct taxpayer subsidizations of universities are legion.
Universities Should Embrace the Benefits of Married and Parenting Students
Married and parenting students can model healthy relationships and good work habits to their younger peers.
Universities Get Schooled on Federal Funding
The idea that elite colleges can gobble up taxpayer money while maintaining total autonomy has always been a fantasy.
California Community Colleges Are Playgrounds for Fraud and Failure
One-third of applicants to the California Community College system may have been fabricated identities used to harvest over $13 million in federal funds and state aid. That’s not a glitch. That’s a policy failure.
Trump’s Campus Crackdown Is Long Overdue
Victor Davis Hanson: My advice to Columbia University and especially to the president of Princeton: Either protect the civil rights of Jewish students and students in general or expect a backlash from the federal government, the magnitude of which you really have not recognized and you should fear.
Universities Whining About Trump-Funding Pause Don’t Want You to Know About Their Insane DEI Research
Brown University spent nearly $1.3 million on “healthcare utilization disparities among older transgender and cisgender adults in the U.S.,” $700,000 on “intervention to enhance PrEP persistence among African American men who have sex with men,” and $350,000 on “making universal, free-of-charge antiretroviral therapy work for sexual and gender minority youth in Brazil.
Harvard Has $53B, But Still Wants Billions More in Fed Funding
Americans are supposed to feel privileged to give Harvard their money.
Sitting Down for the “College Talk”
It doesn’t make you a bad parent to refrain from spending an enormous amount of money to send your child to an academic indoctrination camp.
Higher Education Needed Trump’s Hostility
Over the past decade, everyday people have watched in horror and disgust as our once-proud public universities have descended into a liberal quagmire. Thankfully, Trump and his administration have quickly started to put an end to all of this nonsense.
Colleges Shell Out Discounts, Financial Aid to Illegal Immigrants
The jig is up and ICE is on the way.