Young Irish Conservatives to Travel to YAF’s National Conservative Student Conference in Washington D.C.
Nearly a dozen young conservatives from Ireland will travel to Washington, D.C. next week to participate in Young America’s Foundation’s 44th annual National Conservative Student Conference. The lineup for this year’s conference includes Vice President Mike Pence, Governor Kristi Noem, Senators Ted Cruz and Mike Lee, Betsy DeVos, Dr. Robbie George, and many more. A […]
Far-Left Organization Hosts Fear-Mongering Zoom Call To Organize Against YAF
By: Joe Prendergast Young America’s Foundation’s efforts to empower young conservatives is terrifying the Left in Illinois. Thanks to the cunning work of our YAF activists, we were able to gain insight into what one state-wide leftist group was saying about the rise of YAF’s influence throughout the Midwest. Last week, YAF infiltrated a meeting […]
Announcing the Nominees for YAF Chapter of the Year
By: Charlie Jones, Program Officer for YAF Chapter Services Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) chapters across the country made their return to campuses this past year known by organizing breakthrough activism events and hosting campus lectures featuring Ben Shapiro, Vice President Mike Pence, Sen. Ted Cruz, Michael Knowles, Kellyanne Conway, and numerous other top conservative […]
‘Maybe Try Trump University:’ Student Employees at ‘Catholic’ SLU Shame Parents Over Concerns About ‘Sex Allowances’
By: Austin Reeder Freshman orientation leaders at a Catholic university in St. Louis chastised parents who criticized “sex allowances” and LGBTQ+ advocacy, with one student employee going so far as to suggest that a mother pull her son’s enrollment and send him to “Trump University” instead–according to a tip received through Young America’s Foundation’s Campus […]
Public School District Superintendent Defends Use of ‘Pronoun Form’ to Conceal Child Gender Transitions from Parents
By: Nick Baker The superintendent of a public school district in Washington State defended the use of a “pronoun form” as a means of concealing child gender transitions from parents, according to an email thread obtained through Young America’s Foundation’s Campus Bias Tip Line. “What name do you want to be called in this classroom?” […]
GWU Denies Community Attempts to Oust Justice Clarence Thomas From Teaching At Law School
By: Caitlyn McCoy The George Washington University (GW) community is attempting to have Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas removed from his position as a law professor, claiming he is “actively making life unsafe,” according to a tip received through Young America’s Foundation’s Campus Bias Tip Line. More than 5,000 students, faculty, staff, and alumni signed […]
Liberal Professors’ Worst Reactions to SCOTUS Ruling
By: Austin Reeder In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, triggered leftists have been very vocal on Twitter voicing their opinions about the decision. Not excluded from these groups are professors, many from top schools in our country whose takes on the ruling ranged from bizarre to outright criminal. […]
Gettysburg College Student Newspaper Calls for Change to ‘Bullets’ Mascot
By: Joe Prendergast The Gettysburg College student newspaper is calling for a replacement of the school’s mascot, the “Bullets,” citing recent mass shootings and calling the moniker “frightening.” The Editorial Board claimed that the name is insensitive, especially for this generation: “Of course, the bullet has historical relevance here in Gettysburg, but in many other […]
YAF Welcomes 33 Interns to Offices in Virginia, California, and Illinois
Young America’s Foundation is proud to welcome 33 bold interns to our offices at National Headquarters in Reston, Virginia; the Reagan Ranch in Santa Barbara, California; and the Reagan Boyhood Home in Dixon, IL this summer. National Headquarters––Reston, Virginia
SLU Doles Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars to Liberal Groups, Conservatives Get $440
By: Caitlyn McCoy Saint Louis University has been funding leftist organizations at a much higher level than conservative groups, according to documentation received through Young America’s Foundation’s Campus Bias Tip Line. Leftist organizations received $222,400 of funding from student government––compared to a measly $440 for conservatives. After requesting a breakdown of the student government allocations […]
‘Pro-Hoe’: First-Ever Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice Coordinator Appointed to NH School District
By: Rhett Wilson A public school district in New Hampshire has appointed a self-proclaimed “Pro-hoe” woman to the position of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice (DEIJ) coordinator, according to a tip received through Young America’s Foundation’s Campus Bias Tip Line. Vivian Jablonski, an Oyster River high school teacher, said that hiring Rachael Blansett “kind of […]
Wokeness Comes for Washington: GW Drops ‘Colonials’ Nickname and Mascot
By: Nick Baker The George Washington University Board of Trustees announced in a press release Wednesday morning that the school will retire its “Colonials” nickname and mascot by the 2023-24 school year. The university’s century-old mascot and moniker, inspired by George Washington, came under increased scrutiny by the student body during the 2018 school year. […]
Concerned Parents Flood Library Board Meeting After Pornographic YA Books Discovered
By: Joe Prendergast Following the discovery of obscene books accessible to minors at the Dixon Public Library in Dixon, Illinois, a story broken by The New Guard, more than 100 concerned parents and community members attended a meeting of the Dixon Library Board on Monday demanding the library remove the pornographic books from being accessed […]
‘I’m Not A Girl’: Multiple Trans Children’s Books Spotted In Special Ed Preschool Library
By: Nick Baker At least two picture books that explicitly promote transgenderism and “gender fluidity” to children are sitting front-and-center on the library shelves of a special education preschool classroom in Washington state, according to a tip received through Young America’s Foundation’s Campus Bias Tip Line. “Parents were not allowed to drop off their kids […]
Pornographic Novels Found on Display in YA Section of Public Library in Illinois
By: Joe Prendergast UPDATE: The Mayor of Dixon, Liandro Arellano Jr, released this statement to YAF: “My first reaction upon seeing these graphic sexual images was to be very disturbed that the book was targeting minors. I immediately alerted our City Manager to the public concerns and added my concern to that as well. The […]
University of Florida Residence Life Segregates Students According to Sexuality
By: Shawna Weber University of Florida’s (UF) Housing and Residence Life has opened a segregated dormitory for LGBTQ+ students, according to a tip received through Young America’s Foundation’s Campus Bias Tip Line. The Lavender Living Learning Community building, located in the Springs Residential Complex, is a “gender inclusive” community and claims to be a “welcoming […]
YAF Threatens Texas High School With Litigation for Denying YAF Chapter
Young America’s Foundation has warned a public high school in Texas that a legal challenge may be imminent, following the principal’s decision not to recognize a Young Americans for Freedom chapter. This past spring, students at Kennedale High School in Kennedale, Texas submitted paperwork to the school’s principal to form a YAF chapter. Michael Cagle, […]
Matt Walsh Brings New Doc ‘What Is A Woman?’ To Campuses This Fall With YAF
The Daily Wire’s Matt Walsh is partnering exclusively with Young America’s Foundation for his brand-new “What is A Woman?” campus lecture tour this fall. Walsh will speak on campuses sharing clips from his brand new documentary, “What is a Woman?” and setting fire to the hollow, yet harmful, radical gender theory sweeping college campuses and […]
Michigan Professor Tells Students to Watch ‘Actual, Honest-to-God, Edited, Professional News’ Instead of Fox
By: Nick Baker A professor at a public university in Michigan encouraged students in his Business Law and Ethics course to watch ABC, NBC, CBS, and MSNBC news instead of Fox News, according to a tip submitted to Young America’s Foundation’s Campus Bias Tip Line. “If you’re like me, go watch MSNBC. If you’re gonna […]
Young Americans for Freedom Adds New Board Members To Guide Growing Number Of YAF Chapters Across Nation
As the visible presence of the Conservative Movement on their campuses, Young Americans for Freedom activists have carried forward the ideas of YAF’s Founding Document, the Sharon Statement, for more than 60 years. YAF chapters are at the forefront of the battle for free speech on our campuses, hosting thousands of students to hear from […]
2022 Commencement Season Once Again Shuts Out Conservative Speakers
Liberal Speakers Dominate Graduation Ceremonies RESTON, VA – YAF’s 30th annual Commencement Speaker Survey reveals that unsurprisingly, conservative voices were shut out from the 2022 spring commencement season. For the past 30 years––since Young America’s Foundation has been keeping tabs on commencement addresses––a disproportionate number of speakers at our nation’s top colleges and universities have […]
Iowa Professor Requires Class to Take ‘Implicit Bias’ Test; ‘How Warm or Cold do You Feel Towards Dark Skinned People?’
By: Nick Baker A professor at the University of Iowa required freshman students in his Presidential Scholars Seminar course to take Harvard University’s implicit racial bias test, according to a tip submitted to YAF’s Campus Bias Tip Line. Among the questions asked were: “How warm or cold do you feel towards Dark Skinned People?” and […]
Boston University SGA Passes Resolution Denouncing YAF’s Michael Knowles Event, Calls For ‘More Safety’
By: Illiana Lievanos The student government at Boston University is calling for more “safety” after the Young Americans for Freedom chapter hosted Michael Knowles on campus, according to a tip submitted through Young America’s Foundation’s Campus Bias Tipline. According to an article by BU’s student newspaper, SGA demanded the university “improve the safety of its […]
Catholic University in MN Bans Michael Knowles From Speaking
A Catholic university in Minnesota banned YAF speaker Michael Knowles from speaking on campus this spring, according to emails obtained by Young America’s Foundation. The College Republicans at the University of St. Thomas proposed bringing in Knowles this spring. The CRs were not only denied funding by the student government, but denied approval to hold […]
