Editor’s Note: This article was updated on June 1, 2024, to correct an inaccuracy regarding Sarah Lawrence College’s 2024 graduation ceremony. Initially, it was stated that graduating students were seen in an Instagram post chanting “from the river to the sea” during the commencement address. Instead, students held anti-Israel signs, and the chanting, initially thought […]
Read MorePhilanthropy profiles the VERITAS Fund, among other organizations, in a look at new efforts to revive civic education on American campuses. Take a look.
Read MoreThe Chronicle of Higher Education today reports on our VERITAS Fund’s latest partnership, with the Jack Miller Center. Campus centers that support traditional teaching about America’s founding will get a $2-million infusion from two organizations that have been instrumental in starting some of the centers. Most of the money will be used for centers that […]
Read MoreThe Political Theory Project at Brown, as well as several other Veritas Fund efforts are profiled in yesterday’s Brown Daily Herald. The piece provides a strong account of Mark Bauerlein’s efforts at Emory: At Emory University, Mark Bauerlein directs the Program in American Citizenship, which is funded by Veritas. “In terms of content, we support […]
Read MoreThe New York Times noted the work of our VERITAS Fund in last week’s “The ’60s Begin to Fade as Liberal Professors Retire.” With previous battles already settled, like the creation of women’s and ethnic studies departments, moderation can be found at both ends of the political spectrum. David DesRosiers, executive director of the Veritas […]
Read MoreA Wall Street Journal Editorial today draws attention to the Olin Foundation’s final bequest, to our very own VERITAS fund. Here’s the Journal’s description: ..Using as a model Princeton’s James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions, Veritas looks for professors with ideas for bringing intellectual diversity to campus. Veritas has already disbursed $2.5 million […]
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