1619 PROJECT

American Library Association hosts event comparing modern-day 'censorship challenges' to McCarthyism

A critic of the ALA said that the group should 'start thinking about literacy and the fact that our kids can’t even…

By Daniel Idfresne '26
Sep 24, 2024

$100 million Harvard reparations pledge is not enough for 1619 Project creator Nikole Hannah-Jones

Nikole Hannah-Jones of The 1619 Project recently blasted Harvard University’s $100 million plan intended to remedy …

By Patrick McDonald '26
Apr 30, 2024

'A safe and radical space': UBuffalo 'Sounds of Blackness' conference cites 1619 Project, exposes 'racial bias' of common core

The school's 6th annual, hip-hop-themed event featured numerous speakers who promoted themes like 'liberation,' bla…

By Daniel Idfresne '26
Aug 10, 2023

PhD student fears risking career by speaking out against 'The 1619 Project'

PhD candidate Paul Schwennesen expressed concern that he was 'probably making a mistake' by speaking with Campus Re…

By Gabrielle M. Etzel
Mar 1, 2023

1619 Project 'Read Along' hosted with Nikole Hannah-Jones at Howard Law

Howard Law School recently hosted a '1619 Project Read Along' with Nikole Hannah-Jones on November 20.

By Georgia Lucas '23
Dec 19, 2022

Nikole Hannah-Jones reaches settlement with UNC over tenure controversy

After a prolonged legal battle, UNC Chapel Hill has settled with acclaimed journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones over a fa…

By Caroline Cason '22
Aug 9, 2022

Professors tweet about how they are using the '1619 Project' in class

Professors recently told Nikole Hannah-Jones how they have incorporated the '1619 Project' into their curriculum.

By Abigail Streetman '23
Mar 1, 2022

Indiana bills could prohibit CRT in state-funded schools, universities

Indiana lawmakers have proposed legislation that would prohibit elements of the Critical Race Theory framework from…

By Alexa Schwerha
Jan 7, 2022

EXCLUSIVE: Contracts reveal Nikole Hannah-Jones's lucrative speaking engagements at public universities

Campus Reform obtained contracts signed between the 1619 author and Georgia Tech, the University of Michigan, and t…

By Corey Walker '26
Dec 29, 2021

Counting down the top 5 stories from the UNC-Nikole Hannah Jones saga

University of North Carolina set out to integrate Hannah-Jones into their faculty as a centerpiece of their journal…

By Addison Smith
Dec 24, 2021

Nikole Hannah-Jones launches Soros-funded K-12 '1619 Freedom School'

Nikole Hannah-Jones founded a '1619 Freedom School' to teach young students the narratives behind her '1619 Projec…

By Ben Zeisloft
Sep 8, 2021

EXCLUSIVE: UNC course says WWII was 'Japan's attempt to roll back Euro-American colonialism'

The UNC course syllabus also characterizes Japan's military aggression during World War II as 'the first global att…

By Angela Morabito
Aug 31, 2021

UNC journalism dean resigns post after Nikole Hannah-Jones controversy

UNC announced yesterday that Susan King will step down as dean of its journalism and media school.

By Ben Zeisloft
Aug 18, 2021

Hillsdale's '1776 Curriculum' is a patriotic response to the '1619 Project'

In opposition to Nikole Hannah-Jones 1619 Project, Hillsdale college announced its ‘1776 Curriculum’ for K-12 stude…

By Addison Smith
Jul 29, 2021

Nikole Hannah-Jones turns down UNC tenure offer

Hannah-Jones also announced that she is accepting a position at Howard University.

By Kyle Reynolds '23
Jul 6, 2021

UNC Board of Trustees grants tenure to Nikole Hannah-Jones

The author of the '1619 Project' will be the Knight Chair in Race and Investigative Journalism.

By Angela Morabito and Addison Pummill
Jul 1, 2021

REPORT: UNC trustees meet today to vote on Nikole Hannah-Jones tenure

According to a report, Nikole Hannah-Jones will not teach at the University of North Carolina without tenure.

By Aaron Moser '23
Jun 30, 2021

Oregon Dept of Education raided student absentee program funding to pay Nikole Hannah-Jones $50,000

The Oregon Department of Education paid $50,000 to “1619 Project” founder Nikole Hannah-Jones for two virtual speec…

By Ben Zeisloft
Jun 9, 2021

University of Louisville slams alum Mitch McConnell over 1619 Project comments

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) views on the 1619 Project were publicly slammed by the University …

By Ben Zeisloft
Jun 1, 2021

EXCLUSIVE: Nikole Hannah-Jones UNC offer letter lists $180,000 yearly salary

Campus Reform has obtained documents showing that UNC offered Nikole Hannah-Jones a salary of $180,000 to work in t…

By Adam Sabes
May 20, 2021

REPORT: UNC journalism school backs off plan to give tenure to author of debunked ‘1619 Project’

The University of North Carolina’s journalism school recently announced that it had tapped “1619 Project” founder N…

By Ben Zeisloft
May 19, 2021

Author of debunked 1619 Project to join UNC as 'Knight Chair in Race and Investigative Journalism'

Nikole Hannah-Jones will join the University of North Carolina’s Hussman School of Journalism and Media.

By Ashley Carnahan
Apr 28, 2021

Biden administration signals intent to push critical race theory as American history and civics education

The Department of Education has proposed prioritizing projects that use Critical Race Theory in a grant competition…

By Angela Morabito
Apr 20, 2021

Iowa bill targets colleges that teach New York Times' 'racist' and 'historically inaccurate' 1619 Project

Two Iowa state representatives proposed a bill to defund schools that use the New York Times' 1619 Project.

By Ben Zeisloft
Apr 8, 2021

EXCLUSIVE: College shells out $25,000 to host 1619 Project author for speaking engagement

The University of Oregon paid $25,000 to host Nikole Hannah-Jones for a virtual speaker event.

By Ben Zeisloft
Apr 6, 2021

Prof lauds return of post-Civil War-era 'Freedom Schools,’ endorses 1619 Project

A University of Illinois professor applauded legislation that would fund Civil War-era "freedom schools," in the st…

By Ben Zeisloft
Feb 17, 2021

Conservative org gives Trump admin's 1776 Report a ‘permanent home’

The National Association of Scholars gave the Trump administration's 1776 Report a "permanent home" on its website …

By Dion J. Pierre
Feb 1, 2021

Universities pushed debunked 1619 Project. Will they also teach the 1776 Report?

The 1776 Report called American colleges "hotbeds of anti-Americanism, libel, and censorship."

By Dion J. Pierre
Jan 20, 2021

As AOC calls for 'media literacy' commission, colleges push New York Times' debunked 1619 Project

During an Instagram live on Tuesday, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announced that Congress is looking into creating…

By Jezzamine Wolk
Jan 15, 2021

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Scholar counters claims of 1619 Project in new book

Campus Reform recently interviewed author Peter Wood about his new book, 1620: A Critical Response to the 1619 Proj…

By Ophelie Jacobson
Nov 16, 2020

U Oregon’s 1619 Project common read 'aims to reframe' US history

The University of Oregon selected the New York Times' controversial 1619 Project as its common read.

By Emily Schneller '22
Nov 10, 2020

10 most extreme examples of anti-American sentiment at US colleges, and how Trump's 1776 Commission could reverse it

It also comes amid growing anti-American sentiment among students and educators.

By John Hanson
Sep 20, 2020

EXCLUSIVE: History prof rips New York Times' 1619 Project for not telling 'the whole story'

University professor Eliga Gould criticized certain historical aspects that project left out.

By Ashley Carnahan
Sep 19, 2020

EXCLUSIVE: New York Times' 1619 Project author says Founding Fathers 'did not believe in democracy,' America is 'not an exceptional nation'

The statement comes amid criticism that the project teaches a false history of America.

By Lela Gallery '24
Sep 9, 2020

'This is about power': Cabot Phillips on 'cancel culture' in education

Campus Reform Editor-in-Chief Cabot Phillips took on "cancel culture."

By Cabot Phillips
Aug 17, 2020

NYT's 1619 Project will 'set the tone' for the school year at Massachusetts college

Mount Holyoke College has announced that this year’s literary theme will be New York Times’ 1619 Project.

By Lela Gallery '24
Aug 14, 2020