Rethinking ‘Defund the Police’: Students at the University of Pittsburgh Call for Increased Campus Security
By: Logan Whitcomb In 2020, the call to “Defund the Police” echoed across many college campuses in America, with any opposition to this narrative being seen as contrarian or even racist. However, recent events have caused some students to question their stance. At the University of Pittsburgh, a surge in on-campus crime has led several […]
Universities Urged to Speak Out Against China’s Human Rights Abuses
By: Logan Whitcomb As tensions with China have increased over the previous years, universities across America have remained all too quiet. This has been noted by scholars and academics, and recent crackdowns on COVID protests have sparked a group of over 100 professors and students to sign a letter demanding that universities speak out against […]
Leftist Rioters Emboldened As UB Prosecutor Dismisses Last Year’s Incident Hours Ahead of Knowles Speech
The Erie County District Attorney’s office announced Wednesday evening, less than 24 hours before Michael Knowles is scheduled to speak at the University of Buffalo, that it will not pursue charges against students and outside agitators whose violent behavior at a Young America’s Foundation lecture last year forced Lt. Col. Allen West to be escorted […]
University of Massachusetts Encourages Students to Tear Up ‘Birth Certificates’ During Gender Repeal Party
The Stonewall Center, a LGBTQ+ resource center at the University of Massachusetts, is hosting a “gender repeal party” on March 31st, a day that leftists recognize as “Trans Day of Visibility.” “To hell with Gender Reveal Parties!” the event description proclaims. “To mark the International Trans Day of Visibility, the Stonewall Center will be holding […]
Leftist Professors at UB Working to Incite Students Against Michael Knowles
Leftist professors at the University at Buffalo are trying to incite students against tomorrow night’s YAF lecture featuring Michael Knowles, according to a mass email thread obtained by the New Guard. Professors in the gender studies and theater departments sent emails to multiple university distribution lists, erroneously accusing the popular Daily Wire commentator of promoting […]
University at Buffalo’s President Condemns Common Sense Beliefs as ‘Hateful and Dehumanizing’ Ahead of Knowles Visit
This morning, only two days ahead of Michael Knowles’ University at Buffalo campus lecture, UB President Satish Tripathi sent a school-wide email condemning Knowles and the so-called “hateful and dehumanizing rhetoric” he will espouse. “Hateful and dehumanizing rhetoric is an affront to everything our community embraces,” the president wrote. “To all those who are disenfranchised, […]
University at Buffalo Leftists Try to Derail Plans For Michael Knowles Lecture; Administrators Denounce His ‘Opinions Contrary to University Values’
The Young Americans for Freedom chapter at the University at Buffalo has faced extraordinary resistance from the school’s faculty, student government, and peers in their efforts to host Daily Wire conservative commentator and best-selling author Michael Knowles for a campus lecture scheduled to take place later this week. Despite multiple follow-ups and meetings, the YAF […]
‘Capitalism Has to Fall’: Leftist Life Coach & Educator Invited to Speak at Wheaton College Goes on Bizarre Rant Against Police, In Favor of Communism
Asiatu Lawoyin, who describes herself as a “multiply-marginalized, black, queer, agender, autigender, neurodivergent life coach and educator,” advocated for “reparations in the sense of [the] restructuring of society as a whole in every fucking aspect” during a Monday evening Zoom lecture for students at Wheaton College in Massachusetts. The lecture was hosted by the Office […]
Eventbrite Cancels Tickets for Stanford Event Featuring Matt Walsh
Over the weekend, leading event management platform Eventbrite once again demonstrated its intolerance for conservative events by taking down the ticketing page for Young America’s Foundation’s Wednesday evening lecture featuring Matt Walsh at Stanford University. Hundreds of registered attendees were surprised to receive emails from the company informing them that their tickets had been canceled. […]
Ohio University Women’s Rugby Team Erases ‘Women’ From Name to ‘Encourage Inclusivity in Sports’
Members of the Women’s Rugby team at Ohio University recently decided to erase the word “women” from their team’s name in an apparent attempt to be more inclusive of “transgender” and “non-binary” students. In an event listing discovered by the New Guard, the “Ohio University Womxn’s Rugby” team describes itself as “a club sports team […]
Stanford Leftists Freak Out, Burn Flyers in Response to YAF’s Upcoming Matt Walsh Lecture
Leftist students at Stanford University were not pleased to learn that Matt Walsh will be visiting their school next week for his first YAF campus lecture of the semester. On Thursday evening, an anonymous person posted pictures of flyers promoting Walsh’s “What is a Woman?” lecture being burned to a Stanford social media forum. With […]
College Administrator Threatens to Suspend YAF Chapter Over Sopranos-Themed Flyer Promoting Gov. Scott Walker’s Upcoming Lecture
An administrator at the College of Lake County in Illinois is threatening to suspend the community college’s Young Americans for Freedom chapter over using a Sopranos-themed flyer to advertise an upcoming campus lecture by Governor Scott Walker. Director of Student Activities and Inclusion Zachary Clark, who describes himself on LinkedIn as a “change agent,” sent […]
Georgia College & State University Hosts ‘Non-Binary Frankenstein’ Author to Speak on Queer Writing
The English department at Georgia College & State University invited author Addie Tsai to campus Wednesday evening to speak about her “breathtaking [Frankenstein] retelling full of queer, biracial, gender-swapping goodness,” according to an event listing discovered by the New Guard. The lecture was sponsored by GCSU’s fully-funded Creative Writing master’s degree program. The writer, who […]
The Ohio State University Hosts ‘Sex Week’ Featuring Bondage Demonstrations, ‘LGBTQ+ Youth’ Sessions, and Abortion Advocacy
By Sophia Corso This week is “Sex Week” at The Ohio State University – an entire week packed full of lectures, demonstrations, and giveaways, designed to lure impressionable young college students deeper and deeper into the Left’s depraved ideology. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cocg376O3qF/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D The series of events began on Sunday with lectures on “Cultivating Affirmation & Belonging for […]
Enraged Leftists ‘Won’t Back Down’ as Ben Sasse Takes Reigns at UF
By Caitlyn McCoy The University of Florida’s new president, Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse, officially started his new role this week. Protestors gathered outside of Tigert Hall on his first day to protest his arrival, claiming that he is “not an appropriate representative” of the student body. A 150-200 student protest was hosted by UF’s Young […]
University of Louisville Holding ‘Anal Sex 101’ Workshop to Combat ‘Misinformation’
The University of Louisville is hosting an “Anal Sex 101” workshop this evening as part of its “BANG*” series in order to “destigmatize” the sexual act, according to an event listing discovered by the New Guard. “There is a lot of stigma around anal sex, from who engages in it to the risks involved. We’re […]
MSU Professor Forces Students to Purchase Annual Subscription to Her Own Website; Claims Proceeds Will Be Donated to Planned Parenthood
Amy Wisner, a professor at Michigan State University, is on temporary leave after requiring students enrolled in her Marketing Communications course to purchase annually renewing subscriptions to her personal “Patriarchy Rebellion Community” website. The leftist professor, who has taught in the business school at MSU since 2011, included the $99 membership requirement in the course’s […]
Pro-Abortion Club at Oakland University Claims ‘Non-Binary’ and ‘Transgender’ Students Need Abortion Access, Sells ‘Condom Grams’ to Put on Drag Show
A Planned Parenthood-affiliated student organization at Oakland University in Michigan is hoping to strengthen its relationship with the LGBTQ community and highlight the “abortion needs” of “transgender” and “non-binary” students by sponsoring a drag show later in the semester. In order to raise the funds they’ll need, the club is selling “condom grams” – valentine […]
Stony Brook University Socialists Try (and Fail) to ‘Destigmatize’ Marx With 12-Bullet Point Pamphlet
By Logan Whitcomb A socialist club at Stony Brook University in New York is trying to “destigmatize” Karl Marx by distributing a very short pamphlet that paints the man whose ideas have led to the murder of millions as a “brilliant and admirable philosopher”. On the front page of the pamphlet, Marx is (ironically) depicted […]
Leftist ‘Cookie Activist’ to Lead Workshop on Identity Exploration at University of Maryland
The University of Maryland is hiring a “cookie activist” known for decorating baked goods to promote abortion, Critical Race Theory, and the Left’s LGBTQ+ agenda to lead an “Exploring Identity Through Cookie Decoration” workshop on Friday. “See yourself in cookie form! This is an opportunity to explore your identity in a fun way through [a] […]
Leftist Faculty Outraged by College Board’s Decision to Tone Down CRT, ‘Queer’ Content in AP African American Studies Course
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis achieved another major victory in the fight against the Left’s control and influence over higher education. On Wednesday, only two weeks after DeSantis banned the leftist-inspired AP African American Studies course from the state’s high schools, the College Board announced revisions to the course curriculum that dial back many of the […]
Patricia A. Pearson Internship to Support Next Generation of Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home Stewards
Young America’s Foundation is proud to announce the Patricia A. Pearson Internship, which will enable conservative students to participate in YAF’s internship program at the Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home in Dixon, Illinois, for decades to come. The internship was endowed by Ron Pearson, who serves as vice president of the Foundation’s Board of Directors, in […]
UNC May Ban Compelled Speech, Advancing Free Expression on Campus
Next month, the University of North Carolina’s Board of Governors will vote to decide whether or not the public university system will adopt a policy banning compelled speech, the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal first reported. Currently, it is common for institutions of higher learning to require applicants to submit a “diversity statement,” […]
DeSantis to Defund DEI Indoctrination in Higher Education
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis will completely eliminate funding for “DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) bureaucracies” within the state’s public colleges and universities, he announced during a press conference Tuesday morning. Governor DeSantis Announces Reforms for Florida’s Higher Education https://t.co/4sLMh6PfUK — Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) January 31, 2023 “What is the purpose of higher education?” he asked. […]
