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Free Speech in Ireland is Under Attack, YAF to Help Irish Students Push Back

In recent months, Ireland has become a battleground for a heated debate …

Leftist Dominance and Segregated Ceremonies: New YAF Studies Expose Disturbing Trends in University Commencements

In two groundbreaking studies, Young America’s Foundation has uncovered concerning patterns within commencement ceremonies at the top 100 colleges and universities in the United States. The studies, which examined the political ideologies of speakers and the prevalence of segregated graduation ceremonies, shed light on the ideological landscape and inclusivity within America’s institutions of higher learning.

College Student Gets a ZERO on Final Assignment Over Use of Term ‘Biological Woman’

A college student named Olivia says in a viral TikTok video that …

A Few GMU Leftists Try (And Fail) to Disrupt Governor Youngkin’s Commencement Address

The 2023 commencement ceremony at George Mason University was marred by the …

Pro-Life Display at UB Vandalized: Leftist Student Conceals Eye-Opening Abortion Statistic

Yesterday, a pro-life display at the University at Buffalo, created by the …

Leftist Students, Faculty, and Community Members Are Determined to Shut Down Vintage Shop in Chicago Over Shop Owner & Fiancé’s Conservative Values

Loyola and Northwestern University students and faculty members, in tandem with left-wing …

Illinois To Defund Schools, Public Libraries That Protect Children From Graphic Sexual Content

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker is expected to sign a bill that will …

Northwestern Conservative Student Group’s Funding Revoked Indefinitely After Hosting Successful YAF Lecture

A conservative student group at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, had its …

Not a Single Student Showed Up to Leftist ‘Cripping Up Sex’ Workshop Hosted By Hampshire College

Hampshire College, a private liberal arts school in Massachusetts, hosted a leftist …

Community College in Arizona ‘Celebrating Pride Month Early’ With Pronoun Workshop Led by Leftist Administrator

“Pride Month” is coming a full month early for students at a …

EXCLUSIVE: Farmingdale State Hosts Don Lemon for $75K Speech on ‘Resistance’ in Journalism, No Conservative Voices in Past 5 Years

Farmingdale State College in New York paid ousted CNN anchor Don Lemon …

Purdue Student Government Approves $17,000 LGBTQ+ Crosswalk Project

Purdue University’s student government passed a bill during its final meeting of …

NYU Hosts ‘Expert’ to Speak on ‘Playful Conversations’ Between Gay Men on Chinese Dating Apps

New York University, a private, non-denominational research institution, is hosting a lecture …

University at Buffalo Trying to Use Loopholes to Shut Down YAF Chapter Following Successful Michael Knowles Lecture

The Student Association (SA) at the University at Buffalo is attempting to …

YAF Partners with Fox News to Host First GOP Debate in August

As the premier conservative organization working with young people, Young America’s Foundation is thrilled …

Privileged UChicago Students Demand University Pay $1 Billion in Reparations

A leftist student activism group at the University of Chicago is calling …

University of North Texas Admins Force YAF Lecture to Outskirts of Campus, Implement Attendance Hurdles

Plans for a campus lecture featuring conservative commentator Ian Haworth to take …

Antifa Organizing Protest of Matt Walsh Lecture at University of Iowa

An Antifa group is organizing a protest of Young America’s Foundation’s campus …

Penn State Invites Antisemitic Leftist to Lead Racial Equity Workshop

The Gender Equity Center and student government at Penn State University invited …

The Left Pushes LGBTQ+ Agenda on Students With National ‘Trans Day of Visibility’

March 31 marks one of the latest significant dates on the Left’s …

Leftist MSU Professor Walks Away With $120k in Forced Subscription Fees; University Foots Reimbursement Bill

A former Michigan State University professor who required each of her business …

W&L LGBTQ Center Encourages Protests of Matt Walsh Lecture

The LGBTQ Resource Center at Washington and Lee University sent an email …

New Mexico State Leftists Chalk Their Hatred of Matt Walsh, Love for Abortions Ahead of YAF Campus Lecture

Leftist students at New Mexico State University are putting their intolerance for …

Wayne State Professor Calls for Murder of Those Who Express Opinions He Disagrees With

A leftist professor at Wayne State University in Michigan has been suspended …

Intolerant Washington and Lee Students Call on University to Ban Walsh Lecture

UPDATE 03/22/2023: As of this update, 37 W&L professors have signed the …

Following Threats of Legal Action, Purdue Admins Approve Knowles Speech

UPDATE 03/16/2023 – 11:30 AM: Within hours of YAF and ADF putting Purdue …

Purdue Leftists Organize Protest Against Michael Knowles Within Minutes of Event Being Announced

In the wake of an announcement that Daily Wire conservative commentator Michael …

Leftist Rioters Emboldened As UB Prosecutor Dismisses Last Year’s Incident Hours Ahead of Knowles Speech

The Erie County District Attorney’s office announced Wednesday evening, less than 24 …

University of Massachusetts Encourages Students to Tear Up ‘Birth Certificates’ During Gender Repeal Party

The Stonewall Center, a LGBTQ+ resource center at the University of Massachusetts, …

Leftist Professors at UB Working to Incite Students Against Michael Knowles

Leftist professors at the University at Buffalo are trying to incite students …

University at Buffalo’s President Condemns Common Sense Beliefs as ‘Hateful and Dehumanizing’ Ahead of Knowles Visit

This morning, only two days ahead of Michael Knowles’ University at Buffalo …

University at Buffalo Leftists Try to Derail Plans For Michael Knowles Lecture; Administrators Denounce His ‘Opinions Contrary to University Values’

The Young Americans for Freedom chapter at the University at Buffalo has …

‘Capitalism Has to Fall’: Leftist Life Coach & Educator Invited to Speak at Wheaton College Goes on Bizarre Rant Against Police, In Favor of Communism

Asiatu Lawoyin, who describes herself as a “multiply-marginalized, black, queer, agender, autigender, …

Eventbrite Cancels Tickets for Stanford Event Featuring Matt Walsh

Over the weekend, leading event management platform Eventbrite once again demonstrated its …

Ohio University Women’s Rugby Team Erases ‘Women’ From Name to ‘Encourage Inclusivity in Sports’

Members of the Women’s Rugby team at Ohio University recently decided to …

Stanford Leftists Freak Out, Burn Flyers in Response to YAF’s Upcoming Matt Walsh Lecture

Leftist students at Stanford University were not pleased to learn that Matt …

College Administrator Threatens to Suspend YAF Chapter Over Sopranos-Themed Flyer Promoting Gov. Scott Walker’s Upcoming Lecture

An administrator at the College of Lake County in Illinois is threatening …

Georgia College & State University Hosts ‘Non-Binary Frankenstein’ Author to Speak on Queer Writing

The English department at Georgia College & State University invited author Addie …

University of Louisville Holding ‘Anal Sex 101’ Workshop to Combat ‘Misinformation’

The University of Louisville is hosting an “Anal Sex 101” workshop this …

MSU Professor Forces Students to Purchase Annual Subscription to Her Own Website; Claims Proceeds Will Be Donated to Planned Parenthood

Amy Wisner, a professor at Michigan State University, is on temporary leave …

Pro-Abortion Club at Oakland University Claims ‘Non-Binary’ and ‘Transgender’ Students Need Abortion Access, Sells ‘Condom Grams’ to Put on Drag Show

A Planned Parenthood-affiliated student organization at Oakland University in Michigan is hoping …

Leftist ‘Cookie Activist’ to Lead Workshop on Identity Exploration at University of Maryland

The University of Maryland is hiring a “cookie activist” known for decorating …

Leftist Faculty Outraged by College Board’s Decision to Tone Down CRT, ‘Queer’ Content in AP African American Studies Course

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis achieved another major victory in the fight against …

UNC May Ban Compelled Speech, Advancing Free Expression on Campus

Next month, the University of North Carolina’s Board of Governors will vote …

DeSantis to Defund DEI Indoctrination in Higher Education

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis will completely eliminate funding for “DEI (diversity, equity, …

UW-Madison Holding ‘Trans and Non-Binary’ Vocal Workshop in Attempt to Push Back Against YAF’s Matt Walsh Lecture

The University of Wisconsin-Madison recently announced plans to hold a “trans and …

Penn State Violates Students’ Constitutional Rights, Resulting in Potential Legal Action

Administrators at Penn State University Harrisburg claim to have the exclusive right …

‘It’s Not Your Fault You Were Born in Israel’: GW Professor Discriminated Against Jewish Students, Civil Rights Complaints Allege

A professor at George Washington University is under investigation by the institution …

‘ANGRY AND HURT’: UW-Madison Releases Complaints Filed Against Matt Walsh Lecture

Multiple students and faculty members at the University of Wisconsin-Madison filed bias …

Leftist Professors Upset By Florida’s New Transparency in DEI, CRT Spending Mandate

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis recently shared a memo requiring all public colleges …

Nation’s Top High School Under Investigation for Hiding Scholarships From Students

A public high school in Virginia is under investigation by the state’s …

Stanford University Publishes Orwellian ‘Harmful Language’ Guide

Stanford University is facing extensive backlash after recently publishing a list of …

SLU Encourages Students to Speak Out Against Proposed Minor Protection Rule for Public Libraries

Saint Louis University recently encouraged students to oppose a rule proposed by …

REVEALED: Administrators Scrambled into Damage Control Mode After YAF Exposed District’s ‘Gender Inclusive’ Curriculum

Public records obtained by Young America’s Foundation show administrators of a public …

Disney+ Filters Inappropriate Content from Kids, Sparking Shock, Disappointment Among Leftist Activists

LGBT parents and activists were disappointed to learn that, as of last …

Stanford Student Senate Pledges Thousands to ‘Support Queer Students’ in Response to Proposed Walsh Lecture

The Stanford University Undergraduate Student Senate unanimously passed a resolution condemning a …

Leftist TikTok Influencer Delivers Bizzare Poem Claiming Transgenderism is Just as Biological as Having Brown Eyes

A leftist TikTok influencer delivered a poem at a “Protect Trans Youth” …

Middle School ‘Sex Coach’ Teacher Claims Parents Don’t Know Enough to Teach Kids About Gender and Sexuality

Dakota Ramppen, a middle school teacher in New Jersey for KIPP Public …

LGBTQ+ Social Media Ads Target Children As Young As 13 Years Old, Invite Them To Join Sketchy Forum With Predators

The Trevor Project, a leftist gender and sexuality organization, is targeting children …

SAD CLOWN: Protestor Dressed as Clown Arrested After Attempting to Sneak Frozen Condoms Into Shapiro Event, Vandalizing Restroom

Over 1,000 attendees had a great time at Ben Shapiro’s University of …

YAF Action Forces Gettysburg to Call Off Racist Painting Event

University officials at Gettysburg College postponed an event that would have encouraged …

‘Tired of White Cis Men?’ Gettysburg College Wants You to Paint Your Frustrations

Gettysburg College, a private institution in Pennsylvania, is hosting a blatantly racist …

University of Illinois Paying Trans Students to Journal About Their ‘Toileting Experiences’

By Melody Colunga In hopes of facilitating a “holistic” toileting experience, the …

Gonzaga University Denies Liz Wheeler Pro-Life Lecture

Gonzaga University has turned down a request by the school’s pro-life club …

Special Ed Teacher Claims It’s Been Normal for Kids to ‘Try on Several Different LGBTQ Identities’ Since the Dawn of Time

A special education teacher who works at a public middle school in …

Abortion Activists in California Take Pro-Life Student’s Tears of Joy Out of Context in Video Shared by Prominent Leftists

A video released by pro-abortion activists features an out-of-context clip of a …

YAF Demands Investigation of University Employee Who Tore Down Walsh Flyers

Young America’s Foundation’s general counsel submitted a letter to University of Wisconsin-Madison …

Biden Invited Man Who Identifies as Little Girl to Discuss Trans Issues at The White House

President Joe Biden reportedly invited Dylan Mulvaney, a grown man who recently …

‘DISHEARTENED AND ANGRY’: Planned Parenthood Club at UA Plans Walsh Protest

Members of the University of Alabama’s “Generation Action” chapter are planning to …

Triggered by ‘What is a Woman?’ Flyers, Women’s Studies TA Calls for Bias Investigation

A teaching assistant at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where Matt Walsh is …

YAF Alumna & Recent College Graduate Releases First Pro-Life Book

Emily Schneller, who led the Young Americans for Freedom chapter at Rocky …

CENSORED: Student Gov Denies YAF Chapter Funding For Zuby Event, Proposes ‘Harmful Speech’ Policy To Stifle Discourse

The student government at a private university in Florida denied funding to …

College Calls Off Plans for Segregated Career Program After Prof Calls Them Out

By: Alexandra Leung Ithaca College called off plans for a racially segregated …

Pro-Life Student Group at Auburn University Permanently Banned from Instagram

A pro-life student group at Auburn University was informed yesterday afternoon that …

UPDATE: Gettysburg College Sends All-School Invite to Ryan Anderson Protest Events

Update, October 14, 4:25 p.m.: After publication, Young America’s Foundation learned that …

Leftist Student Employees Likely Sabotaged Live Stream for Walsh Event at University of Houston

Young America’s Foundation believes that University of Houston student employees may have …

SLU’s ‘Drag Baby’ Administrator Removed From Website; Drag Show Still Allowed to Happen

Update, October 13, 9:55 a.m.: After publication, Young America’s Foundation learned that …

UIC Administrator Shuts Down ‘No More Che Day’ Display, Threatens Disciplinary Action

An administrator at the University of Illinois Chicago ordered the school’s Young …

Leftists Sign Petition Calling for University of Alabama to Cancel Walsh Screening & Remarks

Ahead of Matt Walsh’s upcoming visit to the University of Alabama as …

Teaching Assistant Makes Plans for Potential Arrest at Tonight’s Matt Walsh Event

A teaching assistant at the University of Illinois sent an email to …

Students at UIUC Plan Protest Against Matt Walsh YAF Lecture, Quickly Change Their Minds

By Caitlyn McCoy Proponents of transgenderism at the University of Illinois coordinated–and …

Ahead of Walsh Visit, Progressives Panic, Tear Down Posters at Catholic University

Leftist students are doing everything they can to try and put a …

Gettysburg College Facilitates Protest Against Upcoming Ryan Anderson YAF Lecture

Gettysburg College, a private institution in Pennsylvania, has scheduled an “LGBTQ Signs …

UCSD Requires Job Applicants to Affirm Their Belief in Leftist Ideas

A job listing recently posted by the University of California San Diego …

VIDEO: Illinois Leftists Caught Tearing Down YAF’s Matt Walsh Posters, Vow to Debate Him Next Week

Leftists were caught on camera tearing down posters advertising an upcoming YAF …

Back on the Road: Ben Shapiro to Kick Off Fall Lecture Tour at UMich

Leftists, beware-your safe spaces won’t be safe while Ben Shapiro is on …

Pregnant Woman Teaches Texas A&M Students How to Perform Illegal Abortions

A pregnant woman led a seminar Tuesday evening in which she provided …

Public Elementary School Pushes Transgenderism on 4 Year-Old Students With ‘Tolerance Tuesdays’

Teachers at a public elementary school in Massachusetts read books to students …

Texas A&M Promotes Event Teaching Students to Perform Their Own Abortions

A recent university-wide email sent to Texas A&M University students promoted an event that will teach students how to perform a “self- managed abortion,” according to a tip received through Young America’s Foundation’s Campus Bias Tip Line.

University to Increase Salary, Erect Statue of Outgoing President Who Declared Knowles Speech ‘Hate and Misinformation’

A public university in Kansas will spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to pad the pockets (and ego) of its outgoing president who condemned a YAF lecture by Michael Knowles as “hate and misinformation,” according to a tip received through Young America’s Foundation’s Campus Bias Tip Line.

Vandals Deface MSU YAF’s 9/11: Never Forget Project For the Second Year In a Row

A memorial display dedicated to the 2,977 innocent Americans whose lives were …

MO City Council Member Resigns After YAF Exposes Her Pool Party for ‘LGBTQ+ Five Year-Olds’

Just two weeks after Young America’s Foundation brought national attention to a …

Hundreds of Schools Honor 9/11 Victims With YAF’s 9/11: Never Forget Project

Hundreds of schools across the country are preparing to pay tribute to …

WATCH: Students Don’t Think Their Schools Are Doing Enough to Remember 9/11

“I am definitely not really sure what’s going on this weekend,” a …

‘May Her Pain Be Excruciating’: Professor on Queen Elizabeth’s Passing

A professor at Carnegie Mellon University wished Queen Elizabeth II “excruciating” pain …

‘It’s A Start, I Guess’: Students Express Dissatisfaction With ‘Small’ Amount of Loan Forgiveness Funds Provided by Biden Plan

“$10,000, money’s fake, I mean, I don’t see a problem,” a student told Young America’s Foundation Spokeswoman Kara Zupkus when asked for his thoughts on President Biden’s recently announced plan to forgive student loan debt.

Nearly 70% of Conservative Students Fear Social Repercussions for Opinions, Study Finds

A recent study conducted by political science professors at the University of …

Professor: Refusing to Wear Mask Is ‘Racism’; Will Be Removed From Class

Students in a physics class at Northern Illinois University were warned that …

Gabe Kaminsky Receives Inaugural National Journalism Center Prize

Gabe Kaminsky, a recent graduate of the University of Pittsburgh and Young …

Leftist City Councilwoman Holds Pool Party for ‘LGBTQ+’ Five Year-Olds

A radical advocacy group in the Ozarks region of Missouri hosted a …

Public School District Superintendent Defends Use of ‘Pronoun Form’ to Conceal Child Gender Transitions from Parents

By: Nick Baker The superintendent of a public school district in Washington …

‘I’m Not A Girl’: Multiple Trans Children’s Books Spotted In Special Ed Preschool Library

By: Nick Baker At least two picture books that explicitly promote transgenderism …

Michigan Professor Tells Students to Watch ‘Actual, Honest-to-God, Edited, Professional News’ Instead of Fox

By: Nick Baker A professor at a public university in Michigan encouraged …

Iowa Professor Requires Class to Take ‘Implicit Bias’ Test; ‘How Warm or Cold do You Feel Towards Dark Skinned People?’

By: Nick Baker A professor at the University of Iowa required freshman …

In Shark Tank-Style Pitch Competition, Community Votes To Fund Middle School Drag Show

By: Nick Baker The Gender Sexuality Alliance Club at a middle school …

UNCG Student Government Strikes Down Free Speech Resolution; YAF Student Fires Back

By: Nick Baker Last week, members of the University of North Carolina-Greensboro …