Kali Jerrard, Author at Minding The Campus

July 29, 2026

Is Sociology Worth Saving?

Scholar-activism, ideological conformity, and declining public confidence have pushed the discipline into crisis.
July 24, 2026

Taking Stock of Trump’s Higher Education Reforms

One year later, executive action has reshaped campus politics—but many of the biggest battles remain unresolved.
July 17, 2026

A Tepid Diagnosis of the Humanities’ Crisis

A new report acknowledges the politicization of scholarship but stops short of the reforms needed to restore public trust.
July 10, 2026

Student Loan Reform Runs Into the Courts

As the Education Department rolls out new repayment plans, judges continue to reshape the Trump administration’s higher education agenda.
July 1, 2026

It’s Time to End Racially Segregated Housing on Campus

HUD has finally challenged affinity housing, but Congress and formal rulemaking must finish the job.
June 23, 2026

What’s Making Headlines?

New questions for Yale, a leadership battle in Florida, changes at the Department of Education, and more.
June 3, 2026

Has UF Learned Anything?

After stumbling over one DEI-associated candidate, the university is considering another.
May 8, 2026

Lightning Strikes Twice

Harvard joins Yale in acknowledging the intellectual climate crisis inside elite higher education.
April 24, 2026

Correcting the Course?

Yale’s internal report acknowledges rising costs, opaque admissions, and ideological bias as drivers of public distrust.
April 2, 2026

Melania Trump Presents AI-Powered Educators at White House Summit

The vision of robot educators points less to innovation than to the erosion of the human foundations of learning.
March 4, 2026

The Ayatollah’s Friends are on Your Campus

Foreign funding, ideological activism, and the coming campus response to war with Iran.
February 6, 2026

The Activist Veto

How identity politics restricts scientific inquiry.
January 30, 2026

Losing the West

Why one Harvard historian says the study of Western civilization is no longer possible at the university.
September 3, 2025

Trump Has Rolled Out the Red Carpet for Chinese Students
August 26, 2025

Trump’s Pressure Exposes Growing Divide in Higher Education
July 22, 2025

University of North Texas Faces the Music
May 6, 2025

Trump’s Latest EOs Seek Transparency and Tear Down Walls
April 1, 2025

NAS, Coming to a Legislator Near You
January 15, 2025

A Budget and Business Forecast
January 1, 2025

Cheers to the New Year
October 3, 2024

Foreign Strings Attached