The Brainwashing of Academia: How Ideological Homogenization Undermined Higher Education

By Julian Archer, PhD, Professor of Engineering Sciences

*Foreword:*__ In this essay I explore a deeply concerning transformation within American academia—one that has quietly shifted universities away from their core missions of objective inquiry and truth-seeking. Using the metaphor of academia as society’s intellectual mind, I argue that ideological co...

Student Guest Column: Atrophying Academia: Effects of AI Use in College

By Name Withheld at Author’s Request: a rising sophomore at a public research university.

Identity, institutional affiliation, and conflicts of interest have been verified by the editors....

Academic Freedom in 2025: Navigating Free Speech and Institutional Values

By Raphael Cohen-Almagor, Chair in Politics, Founding Director of the Middle East Study Centre (MESC), University of Hull; and Fellow at The Israel Institute for Advanced Studies, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (2024-2025), and President of The Association for Israel Studies

Freedom of expression is a right granted in liberal democracies to every individual. Academic freedom is narrower in scope and application. It is limited to scholars who are engaged in research and teaching in universities and similar institutions of higher education. Academic freedom includes freed...

Opinion: Higher Education Caved to Trump’s Anti-DEI Crusade — It's Time for Academics to Fight Back

By Pete Rottier

In a stunning and cowardly capitulation, many of America’s colleges and universities have erased any mention of diversity, equity, and inclusion from their mission statements, department pages, and even their grant proposals. Once proud institutions — built on the idea that knowledge should serve th...

Education Leaders Brace for Trump Administration Offensive Following Columbia Deal

WASHINGTON, DC - July 28, 2025 Education leaders across the U.S. are anticipating a broader campaign by the Trump administration following Columbia University’s high‑stakes $200 million settlement, which has become the blueprint for federal pressure on higher education institutions. Under the agreem...

Austin’s Alpha School Pioneers AI‑First Education Model

AUSTIN, TX - July 28, 2025 An Austin‑based private school chain, **Alpha School**, is transforming K–12 education through its **AI‑powered “2 Hour Learning”** approach, in which students master core academics in just two hours each morning via one‑on‑one adaptive tutoring apps—a model that co‑founde...

George Mason Faculty Rally Around Besieged President as Federal Probes Intensify

FAIRFAX, VA - July 26, 2025 George Mason University faculty have mobilized to support President Gregory Washington amid mounting federal investigations widely perceived as politically motivated. The Faculty Senate passed a resolution expressing confidence in Washington and defending the university’s...

State-Level Censorship Laws Threaten Academic Freedom, Warns PEN America

WASHINGTON, DC - July 24, 2025 A wave of new state legislation is reshaping higher education oversight across the U.S., significantly curbing academic freedom and institutional autonomy, according to a recent report from PEN America....