COLUMBUS DAY

St. John’s University sparks controversy by abolishing Columbus Day recognition

St. John’s University has removed all references to "Columbus Day," prompting backlash from Catholic leaders and hi…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Oct 20, 2024

“Two-spirit” celebration replaces Columbus Day at UVA

The University of Virginia did not celebrate Columbus Day this year.

By Blake Boudreaux '25
Oct 22, 2022

WATCH: Conservative senator becomes university president

On this week’s episode of Campus Countdown, Campus Reform Correspondent, Emily Sturge, reports on a conservative se…

By Emily Sturge '25
Oct 15, 2022

These colleges are celebrating Indigenous Peoples' Day over Columbus Day

Indigenous Peoples' Day 'honor[s] the cultures and histories of the Native American people,' 'reflecting on their t…

By Alexa Schwerha
Oct 7, 2022

ANALYSIS: New York bill aiming to eliminate Columbus Day resembles university resolutions to erase the federal holiday

The bill states that ‘[r]enaming the holiday is a small beginning in recognizing indigenous people for their histor…

By Kate Anderson
Oct 7, 2022

JACOBSON: Our colleges should be places for education, not surveillance

Ophelie Jacobson explains that American universities are becoming surveillance states thanks to new tools that were…

By Ophelie Jacobson
Oct 16, 2021

Celebrate 'Plus Size Appreciation Day' at same school that punishes students for misusing pronouns

The Point Park University student government hosted a 'positivity' event for Plus Size Appreciation day, but made n…

By Addison Pummill '23
Oct 12, 2021

Canceling Columbus at American universities

By Corey Walker '26
Oct 10, 2021

Berkeley takes a day off for Cesar Chavez Day, but not Columbus Day

The University of California-Berkeley gave students a day off for Cesar Chavez Day to remember “the principles of f…

By Ben Zeisloft
Apr 12, 2021

VIDEO: Eduardo Neret on colleges' latest attempt to 'erase' history 'they don't like'

College around the country are replacing Columbus Day with "Indigenous People's Day."

By Jon Street
Oct 15, 2019

Vanderbilt marks 'Indigenous People's Day' with 'WHITE CANNIBALS' talk

The lecture points to the tradition of "European people-eating" as a means of shedding light on the "hypocrisies" o…

By Celine Ryan Ciccio
Oct 10, 2019

STOP Columbus Day? Big Ten student gov demands 'Indigenous People’s Day'

A student government spanning 500,000 students at schools across the nation passed a resolution calling for the rec…

By Sergei Kelley '22
Oct 10, 2019

POLL: Majority of college students support DITCHING Columbus Day

The idea is even more popular among elite universities, with 80 percent of students from Ivy League schools backing…

By Celine Ryan Ciccio
Oct 7, 2019

'Credible threats' lead to removal of pro-colonialism article

A peer-reviewed academic journal article defending colonialism was removed due to threats of violence against the e…

By Kyle Perisic
Oct 10, 2017

Michigan State prof. calls for open borders during 'Columbus Day' protest

Prof. Dylan Miner said the borders between the U.S. and Canada and Mexico should be delegitimized.

By Mariana Barillas
Oct 14, 2015

Students at Brown protest 'occupation' of Native American’s land

More than 300 protesters at Brown University demonstrated against Americans wrongful 'occupation' of America on Mon…

By Peter Hasson
Oct 13, 2015

Congressman Grijalva investigates climate change skeptics, gets hit with FOIA

By Cabot Phillips
Mar 27, 2015

Students hold ‘F*ck Columbus’ rally, post 'indigenous peoples' eviction notice'

The eviction notice said the students "reserve the right to seize ALL occupied and dispossessed lands now occupied …

By Kaitlyn Schallhorn
Oct 14, 2014