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Jasmine Crockett’s Advice for College Grads: ‘Know How to Use a Chair’—and She Doesn’t Mean for Sitting
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Democrat Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas appeared to hint that college graduates should be ready to “use a chair” as a weapon during a Sunday commencement address. Crockett gave the advice to seniors graduating from Tougaloo College, a historically black college located in Jackson, Mississippi, during a roughly 20-minute speech posted on her YouTube page, according to WTJV.com. Crockett…Harold Hutchison -
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College-Aged Americans Now Favor GOP Over Dems, Yale Youth Poll Shows
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Many college-aged Americans are now supporting the Republican Party over the Democratic Party, according to the Spring 2025 Yale Youth Poll released Tuesday. The student-led survey found that when asked whether they would vote for the Democrat or Republican candidate in the 2026 congressional elections in their district, voters aged 18 to…Ireland Owens -
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Trump’s Campus Crackdown Is Long Overdue
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for The Daily Signal. I’d like to talk a little bit today about the universities in general and specifically the…Victor Davis Hanson -
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Reclaiming Higher Ed From the Left: College Presidents Highlight 4 Approaches
Backpacking for three weeks in the wilderness before starting college or working 15 hours per week in lieu of tuition could be some of the keys to promoting more traditional values again and reclaiming the culture of higher education, according to a panel of four college presidents Tuesday. The U.S. Department of Education can…Moira Gleason -
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Course Correction Required for Naval War College’s Women, Peace, and Security Program
At a February town hall, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth declared: “Our strength is our shared purpose … ” and he has begun correcting misguided policies of the past four years. On the top of the list is expunging DEI. Likewise, the Naval War College’s Women, Peace, and Security program, or WPS, merits special attention…Rebecca Buis -
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Why College Students Have Trouble Reading
We have a national reading problem in the U.S. The widespread lament over the further decline in children’s reading scores underscores the failure of our country’s public schools, but the predicament is not limited to primary education. It extends all the way up into America’s elite colleges and universities as well. A firestorm recently erupted…John Goyette -
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Lies, Damn Lies, and University Research Overhead Costs
Over the weekend, the National Institutes of Health announced that it would be cutting the rate at which it pays universities for overhead on federal research grants from an average of about 60% to 15%. Not surprisingly, there were howls of protest from university staff and their fellow-travelers in the media. Given their professional commitment…Jay Greene -
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‘Reflecting Biological Reality’: Education Department Publishes New College Student Aid Form
The Department of Education released an updated version of its Free Application for Federal Student Aid, commonly referred to as FAFSA, to better align with President Donald Trump’s executive order on biological sex after The Daily Signal drew attention to the issue last month. “President Trump has put an end to the previous administration’s charade…Tyler O’Neil -
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Students Depressed From Battling Wokeness at College
Colleges went mad. They charge students big bucks and then make them feel guilty. My new video looks at a new documentary called, “The Coddling of the American Mind.” It persuasively suggests that today, young people are anxious and depressed because “adults” at their schools brainwashed them. Students like Lucy Kross Wallace at Stanford. “I…John Stossel -
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Is This DC-Area University Becoming a Hotbed of Terrorist Supporters?
Is the Northern Virginia campus of George Mason University cultivating a nest of anti-Israel and antisemitic terrorist supporters a half-hour’s drive from the nation’s capital? News reports that three of its students, all of Middle Eastern origin, have had recent run-ins with the police over weapons and pro-terror material are troubling, to say the least….Mike Gonzalez -
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Report: Education Department Targets Christian Schools, Career Colleges
THE CENTER SQUARE—A new report highlights a disparity in the Department of Education toward both Christian and career colleges through its Office of Enforcement, an “obscure agency” created during the Obama administration and revived under President Joe Biden. The American Principles Project’s report reveals that “nearly 70% of penalties imposed by the Office of Enforcement have been…Tate Miller -
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College Closures Expected to Skyrocket as Americans Turn Away From Higher Education
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Annual college closures may increase as enrollment at higher education institutions continues to decline, according to a new report. If enrollment at universities continues its downward trend, as many as 80 additional colleges may be forced to shut down, according to the December report published by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. Recent data shows freshman…Jaryn Crouson -
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‘Hell of a Vindication’: Detransitioner Speaks Out After Being Silenced by College, Threatened by Classmates
Threats and bullying from peers and censorship from his college couldn't stop detransitioner Simon B. Amaya Price from sounding the alarm on so-called gender transitions for children. Amaya Price, 20, was tasked with creating an event about social change for a class at Berklee College of Music, a private music college in Boston. He decided…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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KEEP OUT: How I Led the Successful Fight to Bar Trans ‘Women’ From My All-Female College
A year ago this month, I was able to rid my left-wing college of liberal gender ideology. In January, President-elect Donald Trump and the Republican Party have a historic opportunity to do the same for the entire nation. Final victory against the woke mind virus is possible. I know, because I did it myself at…Macy Gunnell -
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Detransitioner Bullied Into Canceling ‘Born in Right Body’ Event at College
A college student who formerly identified as transgender faced threats, harassment, and cyberbullying for attempting to host an event on his college campus intended to raise awareness about the dangers of gender transition procedures for minors. Simon B. Amaya Price, 20, was tasked with creating an event about social change for a class at Berklee…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Walz Makes ‘Knucklehead’ Suggestion to Abolish Electoral College. Here’s Why We Should Keep It.
The polls must be looking bad for Democrats because they appear to be restarting their campaign to abolish the Electoral College. A few left-wing journalists have whined about the Electoral College during the presidential campaign this year. But now Kamala Harris’ running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, finally has decided to publicly air his grievance…Jarrett Stepman -
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FOR SHAME: On Anniversary of Oct. 7, College Students Celebrate Rape, Kidnapping, and Slaughter of Jews
As the civilized world mourns the first anniversary of the worst attack on Jews since the Holocaust—and prays for the release of the more the 100 hostages, including four Americans, still being held by Palestinian jihadists in terrorism tunnels—American college campuses are rife with celebrations of Hamas’ atrocities. On Oct. 7, 2023, Iran-backed Hamas militants…Jason Bedrick -
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One Year Since Oct. 7: Despite Campus Unrest, Freethinking Young Journalists Are Rising to Occasion
A full year after the devastating Oct. 7, 2023, attacks on Israel by Hamas, the consequences for Israel have been significant, with an ongoing war of survival still raging within the Gaza Strip and northern Israel. The ramifications of the attacks were also felt across the United States in the months that followed. Many elite American…Roger Ream -
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With Good Reason, More Americans Are Skipping College
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of the accompanying video from professor Peter St. Onge. Is college still worth it? According to Newsweek, millions of Americans are just saying “no.” Why? Because, according to a new poll, many see universities as a place where political agendas replace useful skills, and they walk away…Peter St. Onge -
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Did Elite Colleges Lie to the Supreme Court or Are They Breaking the Law Today?
When the U.S. Supreme Court issued its monumental decision in 2023 telling colleges and universities that “yes,” they did have to comply with the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment in their admissions policies, the question immediately arose of whether they would comply or cheat. With the latest admission numbers from schools such as…Hans von Spakovsky