policy Archives — Minding The Campus

August 26, 2026

Call Me a Doubt Collector

A short note on why I don’t give public institutions the benefit of the doubt.
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.
June 29, 2026

History Reburied

Bottle caps, harmonicas, pocket watches, and other historic artifacts are being reclassified as Native American funerary objects.
June 16, 2026

Federal Scholarship Tax Credit Could Benefit Higher Education, Advocate Says

Supporters argue the program will help families leave failing public schools and expand the pool of students prepared for college.
May 20, 2026

Cosmetology Schools Want the Rules Trimmed Back

Congress should ignore lobbying efforts to exempt low-earning cosmetology programs from the Do No Harm rule.
May 4, 2026

A Modest Cut to a Bloated System

Andrew Gillen outlines $265 billion in savings, much of it hidden in tax credits.
April 23, 2026

A Vanishing Opportunity to Fix Higher Ed Spending

A shrinking reconciliation window puts overdue reforms to loans, aid, and tax credits on the clock.
April 14, 2026

No More Middle Ground for Universities

The National Association of Scholars warns that continued resistance could invite far more aggressive intervention.
April 1, 2026

Adult Supervision Has Improved Academia

But not so much that I would recommend it to anyone.
February 27, 2026

Don’t Just Track Foreign Funding of U.S. Universities, Police It

American universities report $67 billion in foreign funding. Washington can see the money but not what it buys.
February 11, 2026

Calling the Citation Police

NAS’s Citations Nondiscrimination Act takes aim at ‘citational justice’ and its effort to rewrite scholarship for power.
February 9, 2026

Too Many ‘Shoulds’ and Not Enough Power

AEI’s higher-education proposals struggle to move reform forward.
February 3, 2026

Collegiate Shoplifting

24 U.S. senators funneled $636 million in earmarks to their alma maters.
January 26, 2026

Can Tenure Endure?

Tenure depends on good-faith scholarly performance that some current academic practices no longer satisfy.
January 21, 2026

FIRE Is Wrong About Public Syllabi

State mandates requiring public universities to post syllabi publicly offer much to gain and little to lose.
December 16, 2025

Trump Justice Department Discontinues Disparate Impact Liability
August 7, 2025

Men Stole Gold from Nearly 2,000 Women — RESPECT Title IX Act Stops the Theft