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Yale’s Turning Point USA chapter hosted Nick Shirley, a self-described independent journalist best known for exposing fraud in Somali-run daycares in Minnesota.  Nick Shirley speaks at Sterling-Sheffield-Strathcona Hall. (Credit: Emily Akbar) Emily AkbarCampus Reporting Editor, The Buckley Beacon On Thursday evening, Turning Point USA (TPUSA) at Yale invited independent journalist Nick Shirley for an off-the-record event, the organization’s first since becoming a registered Yale student group last spring.  Shirley’s appearance fell on the first anniversary of the death of Charlie Kirk— the deceased founder of Turning Point USA known for his right-wing political activism on college campuses. Carlos Perez ‘29, the chapter’s president, said the date was not initial...

The Buckley Institute published a report on Friday, which reveals that 0 trustees of the Yale Corporation are registered Republicans, and trustees have donated 50 times as much to Democratic causes as to Republican ones. Silliman College at Yale. (Credit: The Buckley Institute) Hannah Owens PierreStaff Writer, The Buckley Beacon Last Friday, the Buckley Institute published a new report on the political ideology and donations of the Yale Corporation, the governing body of the university. The report follows a February Buckley Institute study that raised concerns about the board's political composition. The most recent report reveals that Yale has the most partisan governing body of the eight Ivy League universities, all of which face issues with ideological dive...

Mariko Silver, the Yale Corporation’s newest alumni fellow, has publicly supported DEI initiatives, immigration protections, and other progressive causes in higher education. The Schwarzman Center at Yale. (Credit: The Buckley Institute) Hannah Owens PierreStaff Writer, The Buckley Beacon Last Monday, Yale Alumni Association Board of Governors Chair Jennifer Ebisemiju Madar announced that Mariko Silver won the alumni fellow election and will become Yale Corporation's newest alumni fellow trustee. The Yale Corporation is the governing body of Yale University, responsible for academic policy and Yale’s endowment. The Corporation makes decisions around appointing faculty and the president of Yale College, setting budgets for Yale Departments, and changing instit...

The Yale College Republicans hosted Isabel Brown of The Daily Wire for a talk on “Why Gen Z is Shifting Right” Isabel Brown speaks to the audience. (Credit: Hannah Owens Pierre) Hannah Owens PierreStaff Writer, The Buckley Beacon On Wednesday, the Yale College Republicans hosted a speaker event with Isabel Brown, host of The Isabel Brown Show on The Daily Wire. Brown, who has over 1.3 million followers on Instagram, spoke to an audience of around 20 people about the revival of conservatism among young people and the importance of Christian faith in American politics.  Brown, 28, began her career in conservative media by working alongside the late Charlie Kirk at Turning Point USA. She led a TPUSA chapter at her alma mater, Colorado State University. She has ...

McMahon addressed criticism of her recent tour, issues of grade inflation, and a dearth of childhood literacy at her talk hosted by Yale’s Buckley Institute. Linda McMahon (right) answers a question from Tori Cook (left). (Credit: Michelle Zheng) Michelle ZhengManaging Editor, The Buckley Beacon On Thursday, Yale’s William F. Buckley Institute hosted Secretary of Education Linda McMahon for a discussion titled “The Roadmap to Restoring American Higher Education.” Tori Cook, the student President of the Buckley Institute, introduced McMahon before moderating the roughly 50 minute long conversation.  In the months prior to her appearance at Yale, McMahon was turned away by two school districts in her home state of Connecticut after protests from local stakeholde...

The report is a culmination of a year-long inquiry into the lack of public trust in the university and cites issues such as cost, grade inflation, and free speech as central causes. Cross Campus at Yale University. (Credit: Buckley Institute) Brett MellulStaff Writer, The Buckley Beacon On Wednesday, Yale President Maurie McInnis sent an email to the Yale community announcing the release of the Report of the Committee on Trust in Higher Education.  The report came amid mounting pressure from the federal government on institutions of higher education, and on the eve of Secretary of Education Linda McMahon’s private meeting with McInnis.  The report was authored by the Committee on Trust in Higher Education, which was convened a year ago by McInnis to “to draw o...

Controversial leftist Twitch streamer Hasan Piker argued that the ‘American Empire’ is in a righteous, inevitable decline. Hasan Piker addressing the YPU. (Credit: Sygne Stole) Emily Akbar Campus Reporting Editor, The Buckley Beacon On Tuesday evening, the Yale Political Union hosted the leftist political commentator Hasan Piker to debate the resolution “Resolved: End the American Empire.” Piker, who began his career as a journalist for the progressive The Young Turks show, is best-known for his daily streams on that platform Twitch, where he has amassed around 3 million followers. Indeed, Piker’s appearance drew a full house in Sterling-Sheffield-Strathcona’s lecture hall. Piker is often the subject of scrutiny from past controversial comments, which include ...

The Buckley Institute hosted CEO of the Machine Intelligence Research Institute, Malo Bourgon, for a fireside chat on the risks of a 'superintelligent' artificial intelligence. Yale School of Management student Nico Sahi, left, and Malo Bourgon, right, onstage during the fireside chat. (Credit: Hannah Owens Pierre) Hannah Owens Pierre Staff Writer, The Buckley Beacon Last Friday, the Buckley Institute hosted a fireside chat with Malo Bourgon, CEO of Machine Intelligence Research Institute, an organization focused on existential risks from artificial intelligence. The event was initially planned to be a Firing Line Debate with Dean Ball, who recently served as Senior Policy Advisor for Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technology at the White House. However,...