AFSA Week in Review

AFSA Week in Review

AFSA HIGHLIGHTS Damning New DEI Study Has Some in Denial, Others Saying “We Told You So” The Alma Matters Substack Page. A damning new report exposing the dark side of diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts (DEI) has some observers in denial, while others are feeling vindicated and saying “we told you so.” UVA Interrogated Student […]

AFSA Week in Review

AFSA Week in Review

AFSA HIGHLIGHTS Furman Student Newspaper Survey Shows Social Impact of Political Divisions The Furman Free Speech Alliance. Furman’s student newspaper conducted a “Presidential Election Sentiments Survey” prior to the 2024 Election. The survey revealed that while the majority of Republican students reported a degree of willingness to be friends with people who voted differently than […]

Harvard Crimson Urges Campus Conservatives to Come Out of Hiding

Harvard Crimson Urges Campus Conservatives to Come Out of Hiding

“Come out, come out, wherever you are,” cried one recent editorial in The Harvard Crimson, as the student newspaper chided the school’s non-liberals for allegedly cloistering themselves away in cliquish social clubs. The reluctance of conservative students to wear it on their sleeves isn’t just antisocial and elitist, argues The Crimson. It also stunts their […]

Furman Student Newspaper Survey Shows Social Impact of Political Divisions

Furman Student Newspaper Survey Shows Social Impact of Political Divisions

The following is published with permission of the Furman Free Speech Alliance, on whose substack it first appeared. Furman’s student newspaper, The Paladin, conducted a “Presidential Election Sentiments Survey” prior to the 2024 Election. With 638 responses, the article shared student data on voter issues, candidate preference, and the social impact of political divisions on […]

Alumni Are Taking Action at Macalester College

Alumni Are Taking Action at Macalester College

We thank the hard-charging free speech advocates at the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, or FIRE, for showcasing the work of active and engaged alumni in the article excerpted below. The complete piece can be read here. Alumni at Macalester College are making big moves to promote free expression at their alma mater. Macalester, […]

Do The Rich Pay Their Fair Share?

Do The Rich Pay Their Fair Share?

Do the rich pay their fair share? Famed economist Dr. Art Laffer will be at Davidson College tomorrow, Nov. 20, to discuss that and other fascinating topics. The event is jointly sponsored by Davidsonians for Freedom of Thought and Discourse, Young America’s Foundation, Davidson College Libertarians, and College Republicans. It begins at 7:45 PM in […]

Prof Blows the Whistle On Religious Studies Blindspot at ASA

Prof Blows the Whistle On Religious Studies Blindspot at ASA

Dr. Owen Anderson is a professor, author, pastor, and certified jui-jitsu instructor. He’s also a fearless and often undiplomatic in-house gadfly at Arizona State University, where he teaches philosophy and religious studies. Anderson has sued the school over mandatory DEI trainings for faculty, alleging that they violate state law, and he often uses his blog, […]