THANKSGIVING

WATCH: Tuition for illegal immigrants, Ben Sasse nomination, Plan B

On this week's episode of Campus Countdown, Emily Sturge discusses a student government resolution at the Universi…

By Emily Sturge '25
Dec 9, 2022

Student government email claims Thanksgiving celebrates 'theft' and 'destruction'

Duke University’s student government sent out an email encouraging students to reflect on the 'true' origin of Than…

By Emily Fowler '24
Nov 24, 2022

Professor celebrates Thanksgiving despite claiming its damaging to Native people

The professor says that the Thanksgiving story of 'Native people making friends with colonists and then bloodlessly…

By Thomas Stevenson '23
Nov 23, 2022

EXCLUSIVE: University changes ‘Thanksgiving Closure’ to ‘Fall Break’

University of Alaska Southeast replaced 'Thanksgiving Closure' with 'Fall Break.'

By Logan Dubil '23
Nov 17, 2022

WATCH: Students want to rename ‘Black Friday', until they find out the name has nothing to do with race

With Black Friday right around the corner, Campus Reform reporter Ophelie Jacobson went to the University of Florid…

By Ophelie Jacobson
Nov 24, 2021

The campus left tries to devour Thanksgiving

Jacobson says these examples prove why “it is so important that we work to protect ‘the’ American holiday.”

By Ophelie Jacobson
Nov 24, 2021

'This is not our land': Students pen editorial on 'dark origins' of Thanksgiving

The Brown and White Editorial Board published a piece critical of traditional celebrations of the Thanksgiving holi…

By Alexa Schwerha
Nov 23, 2021

Happy Thanksgiving? Students told to 'avoid' being inside 'unmasked' around 'unvaccinated' people during holiday.

University of Pittsburgh published an article on its website advising students how they should socialize during the…

By Logan Dubil '23
Nov 22, 2021

'A celebration of the ongoing genocide': Workshop suggests ‘reparations,’ ‘National Day of Mourning’ to ‘decolonize’ Thanksgiving

The University of Oregon event claimed the holiday represents a 'celebration of the on-going genocide against nativ…

By Alexa Schwerha
Nov 22, 2021

Leftist Thanksgiving event asked students 'what America should do in place of this celebration'

The University at Buffalo’s Intercultural and Diversity Center hosted a discussion on ‘the real history of Thanksgi…

By Emily Fowler '24
Nov 19, 2021

‘Redefine it for yourself’: Editorial claims Thanksgiving is ‘forced upon’ students

The editorial board at the University of Pittsburgh recently published an article titled ‘It’s OK to not like Thank…

By Logan Dubil '23
Nov 18, 2021

WATCH: Students stunned by Thanksgiving inflation, say Americans were better off under Trump

Campus Reform's Addison Smith talked to students in Washington, D.C. about reports that this year could be the most…

By Addison Smith
Nov 18, 2021

Washington State University hosts speaker who says Thanksgiving is full of stereotypes of indigenous people

WSU hosted speaker who is calling Thanksgiving a holiday that needs to be decolonized.

By Jessica Custodio '23
Nov 24, 2020

‘Thanks-taking’ and ‘Thanks-killing’: Student gov seeks to change holiday name

By Sergei Kelley '22
Nov 23, 2020

UVA student newspaper opinion writer: 'Stand up’ to ‘racist family' at Thanksgiving

An opinion writer for the University of Virginia student newspaper encouraged her readers to “stand up” against “ra…

By Ben Zeisloft
Nov 23, 2020

MSU offers tools to teach children about Thanksgiving 'Day of Mourning'

The article offers various resources for educating "youth" on the matter.

By Sergei Kelley '22
Nov 28, 2019

George Washington University hosts 'TRANSGIVING!'

Participants heard about “the impacts of colonialism on Indigenous genders throughout the world.”

By Adam Sabes
Nov 28, 2019

Prof: Thanksgiving centered around 'myth,' should be 'Day of Mourning'

A professor from George Washington University has a new book just in time for Thanksgiving, explaining the dangers …

By Celine Ryan Ciccio
Nov 26, 2019

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Students dish on Thanksgiving as celebration of genocide

Eduardo Neret asked University of Florida students if Thanksgiving is a celebration of the genocide of Native Ameri…

By Eduardo Neret
Nov 26, 2019

University invites students to 'Decolonize your Thanksgiving'

Students at Indiana University of Pennsylvania will be celebrating Thanksgiving this year by “decolonizing” the hol…

By Jesse Stiller
Nov 14, 2019

MSU instructor mocks Christians in class presentation

The presentation includes advice to help students deal with conservative family members over Thanksgiving, suggesti…

By Amber Athey
Dec 7, 2016

VIDEO: Students bewilderedly thankful for Obama

In honor of the holiday, Campus Reform visited the University of Maryland to find out if students are thankful for …

By Amber Athey
Nov 24, 2016

Universities offer tips for having a 'green' Thanksgiving

Several universities are providing students with guidelines on sustainable Thanksgiving practices to impose on thei…

By Amber Athey
Nov 23, 2016

Universities prepare faculty for 'catastrophic' Thanksgiving

Administrators did not explicitly mention Donald Trump, but stressed the need to be grateful that “we live in a res…

By Amber Athey
Nov 22, 2016

'Holocaust-denial... at the heart of Thanksgiving,' claims prof

Robert Jensen calls celebrating Thanksgiving 'just a bit sociopathic'

By Kat Timpf
Dec 1, 2013