University Governance

Reimagining the structures shaping teaching, research, and campus life

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The University Problem

By Roger Pielke Jr.

The Honest Broker

April 13, 2026

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Brain Trust?

By Joshua T. Katz

The New Criterion

April 28, 2026

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Yale Committee Offers an Encouragingly Realistic Report About the State of Higher Education

By Christopher J. Scalia

The Washington Examiner

April 24, 2026

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Social Sciences and the NSF

By Joshua Katz

AEIdeas

April 8, 2026

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How to Influence a University Without Anyone Noticing

By Tao Tan

Center for the Future of the American University

March 2, 2026

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Why Universities Keep Losing the Argument

By Sam Goldman

The Chronicle of Higher Education

February 19, 2026

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Higher Education’s Internal Trust Crisis

By Thomas W. Smith

Center for the Future of the American University

February 17, 2026

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How a few foundations shape academic culture

By Tao Tan

Center for the Future of the American University

January 23, 2026

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Legislation Can’t Solve All of Academia’s Problems

By Tao Tan
Center for the Future of the American University
December 16, 2025

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Robert p. George and the great campus vibe shift

By Evan Goldstein and Len Gutkin

Chronicle of Higher Education 

November 24, 2025

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Private Universities Can’t Survive Without Public Support

By Tao Tan 

Center for the Future of the American University

November 5, 2025

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Why Trump’s Compact Has Bipartisan Potential

By Benjamin Storey & Jenna Silber Storey 

AEIdeas 

October 9, 2025

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University Trustees Have Their Heads in the Sand

By Ben Sasse

The Wall Street Journal

September 10, 2025

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America Needs Tough Grading

By Joshua Katz and Solveig Gold

Wall Street Journal

September 1, 2025

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Universities and the American Crisis

By Ben Sasse

Mosaic

August 25, 2025

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Taking Institutional Neutrality Seriously on Campus

By Roger Pielke Jr. 

The Honest Broker 

May 27, 2025

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Don’t Burn Down the Ivory Towers

By Joshua Katz 

The Free Press 

November 19, 2023

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Doom and Gloom in the Groves of Academe

By Samuel Goldman 

The Week 

December 28, 2021

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Academic Freedom, Attacked Left and Right

By Samuel Goldman 

The Week 

October 15, 2021

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PODCASTS AND CONVERSATIONS

How Ben Sasse Is Living Now That He Is Dying

How Ben Sasse Is Living Now That He Is Dying

CFAU scholar Ben Sasse joins Ross Douthat on Interesting Times
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University Governance in Interesting Times

University Governance in Interesting Times

Benjamin Storey, talks with Bruce Evans, chairman of the Board of Trustees of Vanderbilt University.
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Joining the Frey: The Battle for the Liberal Arts

Joining the Frey: The Battle for the Liberal Arts

Jennifer Frey joins Chris Scalia to discuss her tenure as dean of University of Tulsa’s Honors College
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How Universities Lost the Public and How to Win Them Back

How Universities Lost the Public and How to Win Them Back

Benjamin Storey & Jenna Silber Storey on Heterodox Out Loud
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Books

Higher Education in America

It’s Worse Than You Think
Featuring Solveig Lucia Gold & Joshua T. Katz
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