Debate, Disagreement, Discovery: The Case for Viewpoint Diversity
🎓 “Viewpoint diversity is absolutely vital at the university.” — Prof. Rebecca Tuvel (Rhodes) Alongside Purdue’s Eric Sampson, Tuvel makes the case for why disagreement is essential to learning—not a threat to it. “People with different perspectives… are far better positioned than those who are like-minded to spot the weaknesses in competing views.” Sampson adds: […]
Rabbi David Wolpe Sounds the Alarm on Foreign Influence in U.S. Education
Rabbi David Wolpe, former faculty fellow at Harvard and one of the most respected Jewish thinkers in America, is speaking out—bluntly—about what he sees as a deepening crisis in American education. His target? The entanglement of elite institutions with foreign money and ideology, particularly from Qatar. On Campus Protests: “This Was All Organized” Wolpe doesn’t […]
Not Woke, Just Weak: Illya Shapiro Blasts Spineless Campus Leadership
Illya Shapiro goes in on what’s actually wrong with most college presidents—and it’s not what you think. “They’re not woke radicals… they’re spineless cowards. Just careerists climbing the bureaucratic pole.” He’s making the case that campus leadership doesn’t need a revolution—just guts. Presidents and deans are great at pushing values they care about. Social justice? […]
Plasma, Prayer, and the Pursuit of Truth
MIT Professor Ian Hutchinson will represent the MIT Free Speech Alliance (MFSA) at next week’s Heterodox Academy Conference, where he’ll speak on an MFSA-sponsored panel exploring a timely question: Can STEM help restore academia’s reputation? He’s one of the rare voices in academia who’s equally fluent in high-level science and personal faith. A plasma physicist […]
“The current state of free speech on Princeton’s campus is one of cowardice.”
“The current state of free speech on Princeton’s campus is one of cowardice.” This short video by Princetonians for Free Speech captures Princeton students reflecting on what it’s really like to speak up on campus. Some aren’t sure what the university’s policy even means. Others say ideas are whispered behind masks or backs—never debated openly. […]
Most Students Aren’t Radical—They’re Just Scared To Speak
“The secret is: you’re not alone.” That line hit hard in this conversation between Don Lemon and BridgeUSA’s Manu Meel. Students today aren’t more radical than they used to be—they’re just more afraid: of being graded down, of being socially exiled, of saying the “wrong” thing in the wrong room. Manu’s story is a reminder […]
From Protest to Possibility: A Hopeful Look at Gen Z
“Gen Z has been a lot less stuck in some of these identity differences… and my hope is that that openness remains with this generation and gets carried forward.” That’s Paul Haridakis, Director of Communication Studies at Kent State. He doesn’t believe polarization is worse than in the past—it’s just more visible now, amplified by […]
The Reading Crisis
Even students at Columbia are saying they can’t read a book in a week. One told her professor she’d never been assigned a full book in school. This isn’t just a student issue—it’s the result of education reforms that prioritized standardized testing over reading comprehension and stamina. As Jared Henderson points out, students were taught […]
USD’s Model: A College Experience Built on Character, Competency, and Citizenship
James T. Harris III, President of the University of San Diego, says college isn’t just about academics—it’s about developing “character, competency, and citizenship.” Those values used to define higher ed. Today, they’re often missing. At USD, students don’t rush into a major. They’re given room to reflect, explore, and make good decisions. “Employers want critical […]
Bill Ackman Warns: Our Future Leaders Deserve Diverse Ideas
Bill Ackman on the crisis of viewpoint diversity at elite universities: “How can you explore how to think when you’re only shared a certain point of view?” He reminds us that places like Harvard shape the next generation of leaders in government, law, and business. If these students are taught only one side of the […]
