UC-Santa Cruz Under Fire for Hosting Virtual Commencement Ceremony Despite Pandemic’s End; Students Demand Return to Tradition
The year is 2023. The last state-wide mask mandate was lifted over a year ago, and almost everything has returned to normal – except for the graduation ceremony at the University of California, Santa Cruz. The state university’s commencement ceremony, scheduled to take place in two weeks, will be streamed on YouTube without an in-person […]
MSU ‘Women*s’ Center Pushes for On-Campus Abortion
By Jaryn Crouson Michigan State University hosted a Planned Parenthood executive last month to speak on abortion. The event was marketed to help students “advocate for your reproductive health.” In reality, students were directed to the nearest abortion clinics and university staff attempted to normalize the atrocity, even suggesting abortion be made available directly on […]
Free Speech in Ireland is Under Attack, YAF to Help Irish Students Push Back
In recent months, Ireland has become a battleground for a heated debate surrounding proposed “hate speech” legislation that will infringe on citizens’ free speech rights. 5 Scariest Things about the Irish Hate Speech Bill pic.twitter.com/C5bs7zBQEG — Free Speech Ireland (@FreeSpeechIre) May 25, 2023 The Criminal Justice Bill, which leftist Interim Justice Minister Simon Harris is […]
Michigan State University’s Controversial Language Guide Sparks Outrage and Prompts Retraction
By Jaryn Crouson Michigan State University published an “Inclusive Guide” last semester, advising students to eliminate certain everyday words from their vocabularies. Terms including “Caucasian,” “female,” and even “America” were deemed offensive without clear justification, according to a tip received through Young America’s Foundation’s Campus Bias Tip Line. In the face of heated backlash, the […]
Leftist Dominance and Segregated Ceremonies: New YAF Studies Expose Disturbing Trends in University Commencements
In two groundbreaking studies, Young America’s Foundation has uncovered concerning patterns within commencement ceremonies at the top 100 colleges and universities in the United States. The studies, which examined the political ideologies of speakers and the prevalence of segregated graduation ceremonies, shed light on the ideological landscape and inclusivity within […]
College Student Gets a ZERO on Final Assignment Over Use of Term ‘Biological Woman’
A college student named Olivia says in a viral TikTok video that she received a failing grade on her final assignment as a result of her use of the term “biological woman.” @oliviakrolczyk Emailed her and was told using the term is transphobic 😐 be for real ♬ original sound – oliviakrolczyk “Olivia, this is […]
A Few GMU Leftists Try (And Fail) to Disrupt Governor Youngkin’s Commencement Address
The 2023 commencement ceremony at George Mason University was marred by the intolerant actions of some students who chose to walk out and protest Governor Glenn Youngkin’s keynote address. In line with the university’s tradition of hosting state officials to deliver the send-off speech, Governor Youngkin delivered an inspiring lecture that emphasized the graduates’ potential […]
California’s Reparations Committee Owes the Reagan Family an Apology
By Dr. Paul Kengor This article originally appeared in The American Spectator on May 16, 2023. [pullquote]The president did not coin “welfare queen” — the liberal media did.[/pullquote] “As California Governor (1967-1975), Ronald Reagan coined the term ‘welfare queen’ as racist coding,” claims the official report of the formal state of California […]
Leftist Students Face Felony Charges, Expulsion After Allegedly Assaulting UF Police Officer During Abortion Rally
By Caitlyn McCoy Two University of Florida (UF) students face criminal charges and expulsion from the university after allegedly stealing signs from a pro-life group’s campus display and assaulting a police officer, according to a tip received through Young America’s Foundation’s Campus Bias Tip Line. Members of the UF Young Democratic Socialists of America (YDSA) […]
Pro-Life Display at UB Vandalized: Leftist Student Conceals Eye-Opening Abortion Statistic
Yesterday, a pro-life display at the University at Buffalo, created by the Young Americans for Freedom chapter, became the center of attention when it was vandalized by an irate leftist student. Since 2017, the University at Buffalo has allowed students and staff to paint a bull statue (representing the school mascot) outside of the Student […]
Leftist Students, Faculty, and Community Members Are Determined to Shut Down Vintage Shop in Chicago Over Shop Owner & Fiancé’s Conservative Values
Loyola and Northwestern University students and faculty members, in tandem with left-wing activists in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood, are determined to shut down a vintage shop owned by a young woman in response to her and her fiancè’s “controversial” and “dangerous” conservative beliefs. The controversy started last week when leftist activist Karen Rose Gilbert performed […]
2023 Commencement Speaker Survey
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Illinois To Defund Schools, Public Libraries That Protect Children From Graphic Sexual Content
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker is expected to sign a bill that will financially penalize public schools and libraries that restrict inappropriate titles from their collections. House Bill 2789, which was introduced by 53 leftist lawmakers in February, passed the state Senate last week with a vote of 39 to 19. Once signed into law, public […]
Northwestern Conservative Student Group’s Funding Revoked Indefinitely After Hosting Successful YAF Lecture
A conservative student group at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, had its funding frozen indefinitely by the Associated Student Government (ASG) after partnering with Young America’s Foundation and the Northwestern YAF chapter to host a lecture by Dr. James Lindsay earlier this week. Lindsay is a cultural commentator, author, and mathematician who spoke about the […]
Not a Single Student Showed Up to Leftist ‘Cripping Up Sex’ Workshop Hosted By Hampshire College
Hampshire College, a private liberal arts school in Massachusetts, hosted a leftist sex-ed Zoom workshop Thursday afternoon led by a disabled sex toy seller and “assistive masturbation” instructor named Evan Sweeny. Aside from the presenter and two administrators, the New Guard was the only other participant on the call. Despite the lack of Hampshire College […]
Community College in Arizona ‘Celebrating Pride Month Early’ With Pronoun Workshop Led by Leftist Administrator
“Pride Month” is coming a full month early for students at a community college in Maricopa County, Arizona. According to a post on the Chandler-Gilbert Community College website, a “passionate queer” college administrator will deliver a talk on Tuesday titled “He, She, They: Why Pronouns Matter.” “There has been a lot of attention on pronouns […]
EXCLUSIVE: Farmingdale State Hosts Don Lemon for $75K Speech on ‘Resistance’ in Journalism, No Conservative Voices in Past 5 Years
Farmingdale State College in New York paid ousted CNN anchor Don Lemon $75,000 for an hour-long speaking engagement in February, according to public records obtained by the New Guard. Lemon, who hosted a primetime show on CNN for nearly a decade prior to being demoted to mornings this past fall, “Join a moderated conversation with […]
Purdue Student Government Approves $17,000 LGBTQ+ Crosswalk Project
Purdue University’s student government passed a bill during its final meeting of the semester that will see to the construction of a $17,000 pride flag-colored crosswalk. “This will be a symbol of Purdue’s commitment to inclusion,” Lillian Ferguson, who authored the bill for the leftist project, told the Purdue Exponent. The bill easily passed, with […]
NYU Hosts ‘Expert’ to Speak on ‘Playful Conversations’ Between Gay Men on Chinese Dating Apps
New York University, a private, non-denominational research institution, is hosting a lecture entitled “Casual Queering: Playing With Norms on Chinese Gay Dating Apps” Thursday evening, according to a tip received through Young America’s Foundation’s Campus Bias Tip Line. The goal of the event, which will be moderated by a university faculty member and feature anthropologist […]
Can Conservative Students Really Receive a Quality Education in the Age of Wokeness?
By R. Michael Urban, III It’s a question that is on the minds of conservative students who attend classes at colleges and universities nationwide: In the age of wokeness, am I really able to receive an unbiased, quality education? Conservative students have good reason to ponder this question. Whether it is oppressing the freedom of speech, […]
University at Buffalo Trying to Use Loopholes to Shut Down YAF Chapter Following Successful Michael Knowles Lecture
The Student Association (SA) at the University at Buffalo is attempting to evade its responsibility to uphold conservative students’ constitutional rights to free speech and expression by shutting down their Young Americans for Freedom chapter using flimsy loopholes and excuses. The move, which appears to be a deliberate attempt to silence effective advocates of viewpoints […]
YAF Partners with Fox News to Host First GOP Debate in August
As the premier conservative organization working with young people, Young America’s Foundation is thrilled to be a partner with the Republican National Committee, Fox News, and Rumble for the first Republican Presidential Primary Debate in August. “This is a great time to introduce more young Americans to the value of freedom and opportunity for all,” YAF President Governor Scott […]
Privileged UChicago Students Demand University Pay $1 Billion in Reparations
A leftist student activism group at the University of Chicago is calling on the institution to dole out $1 billion in reparations to residents of neighborhoods surrounding the university. “No amount of money will ever equate to all that has been lost and stolen from Black South Side residents over generations, but it’s vital that […]
CUA YAF Organizes Protest of Chinese Embassy in D.C.
By: Gabrielle Dankanich Chairman, Catholic University of America Young Americans for Freedom Imagine you are at home, drinking your morning coffee, reading through censored news and suddenly officials show up at your door and force you to go with them. You have no idea where you are going and you wonder if you accessed an […]
