Vice President Mike Pence to Kick Off YAF Campus Tour at University of Iowa
Vice President Mike Pence will bring his energetic, pro-America message to University of Iowa on November 1 as part of Young America’s Foundation’s campus lecture series. The Vice President, serving as YAF’s Ronald Reagan Presidential Scholar, will also visit Texas A&M University this November, in addition to several other campuses yet to be announced. The […]
Texas A&M University to Welcome Vice President Pence Through YAF’s Campus Lecture Series
Vice President Mike Pence will bring his enthusiasm for advancing American freedom to Texas A&M University on November 11 as part of Young America’s Foundation’s campus lecture series. This campus lecture is the first announced event in the 2021-2022 campus tour. More dates will be released in the coming weeks. “As freedom comes under attack […]
YAF Welcomes Michael Mastrianna to National Headquarters Team
In late August, Michael Mastrianna joined Young America’s Foundation as associate director of YAF’s Center for Entrepreneurship & Free Enterprise. In this role, Michael works to educate and inspire students to embrace free market policies and solutions through impactful conferences, lectures, and educational content. A Connecticut native, Michael attended Eastern Connecticut State University and graduated […]
Liz Wheeler Joins YAF’s Signature Campus Lecture Program
Young America’s Foundation is excited to announce the addition of Liz Wheeler to our one-of-a-kind campus lecture program. Students can now apply to bring Wheeler to their campus to present conservative viewpoints on issues like feminism, abortion, Big Tech, socialism, and more! 🚨 We’re excited to welcome @liz_wheeler to YAF’s signature campus lecture program! 🚨 […]
Abby Drass Joins YAF’s National Headquarters Team
In August, Abby Drass joined Young America’s Foundation’s team as a graphic designer at YAF’s national headquarters. After high school, Abby attended her local community college and graduated with a liberal arts associate degree. She then took a gap year, during which she completed a master gardening course through Penn State University and graphic design […]
Pence, Shapiro, Conway, Crenshaw, Cruz to Headline YAF’s 43rd Annual National Conservative Student Conference
HOUSTON, TX– As national figures engage in a heated battle for the soul of America, more than 500 participants from across the country will travel to Houston, Texas, for Young America’s Foundation’s 43rd annual National Conservative Student Conference on August 2 to 7, 2021. There, college students will seek the wisdom of leading conservatives, including 48th Vice […]
Ben Shapiro to Speak at University of Central Florida
Young America’s Foundation is excited to announce Ben Shapiro will speak at the University of Central Florida through YAF’s Fred and Lynda Allen Lecture Series on October 25. In his first campus appearance since the COVID-19 campus shutdowns, Shapiro will bring common sense and conservative ideas to a campus in dire need of intellectual diversity. […]
Students Bring Meaningful Tributes To Their Schools With YAF’s 9/11: Never Forget Project
Today, on the 19th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, students at schools across America participated in the 9/11: Never Forget Project, created by Young America’s Foundation in 2003. Each memorial is made up of 2,977 American flags—one for each innocent life stolen from us that fateful day. Washington University in St. […]
YAF’s ‘9/11: Never Forget Project’ To Unite Americans On 19th Anniversary Of Attacks
YAF activists at high schools and colleges across the country are keeping alive the memory of those lost to radical Islamist terrorists in the world-changing events of September 11, 2001. The iconic displays made up of 2,977 American flags—one for each innocent life taken—bring schools, communities, and individuals together to pay tribute and continue our […]
Newsweek Profiles YAF Activists & Leaders As ‘Conservative Stars Progressives Need to Fear’
In a piece published Friday, Newsweek profiled a list of “Top 12 up-and-comers who should excite the right and make liberals very nervous.” Half of the young conservatives featured are bold YAF activists whose work to better the future of our movement and our country is just getting started: Alisa Giannelli, founder of the Young Americans for Freedom […]
Statement On Ruling In YAF’s Free Speech Lawsuit Against The University Of Minnesota
University officials do not have the authority to suppress viewpoints simply because they disagree with those views. Unfortunately, the court in our case—Young America’s Foundation v. Kaler—failed to respect that core principle of both the First Amendment and higher education. Young America’s Foundation, in conjunction with the other plaintiffs and their attorneys—Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF)—brought […]
Katie Cupp Joins YAF Staff as Development Officer at the Reagan Ranch Center
Katie Cupp joins the team as a development officer at Young America’s Foundation’s Reagan Ranch Center. She is originally from Marceline, Missouri, and graduated summa cum laude from the University of Central Missouri with a double major in political science and communication studies. Katie became involved with YAF as a student after attending the Foundation’s […]
YAF Sues SUNY-Binghamton, Leftist Agitators for Multiple Constitutional Violations
YAF v. SUNY-Binghamton is the latest civil rights action brought by Young America’s Foundation—through Alliance Defending Freedom and attorneys from King & Spaulding—under the First and Fourteenth Amendments following brazen denials of conservative students’ constitutional rights. Young America’s Foundation (YAF)—joined by plaintiffs SUNY-Binghamton College Republicans (BUCR) and current BUCR President Jon Lizak—filed a federal lawsuit […]
YAF Welcomes Rachel Harper to HQ This Summer as a William & Berniece Grewcock Intern Scholar
Rachel Harper is from Calgary, Canada, and attends the University of Calgary, where she is entering her fourth year of the bachelor of commerce program. She has been a supporter of the Conservative Movement in Canada her entire life. Rachel first became involved with Young America’s Foundation when she attended the High School Conference at […]
YAF Welcomes Jaime Hahn to Headquarters Team
In late May, YAF welcomed Jaime Hahn to our national headquarters, where she serves as a program assistant. Jaime graduated from Kennesaw State University in 2020 with a degree in organizational and professional communication. After co-founding the Young Americans for Freedom chapter at her school in 2017, Jaime attended her first YAF conference. Since then, […]
Young America’s Foundation Welcomes Vic Bernson to National Headquarters Team
Young America’s Foundation is excited to welcome Vic Bernson to the team as vice president and general counsel. He has been a happy warrior fighting on the front lines of the Conservative Movement for almost 30 years and is a seasoned veteran of First Amendment litigation battles. As general counsel, he oversees and advises on […]
