In an article for the American Association of University Professors’ (AAUP) Journal of Academic Freedom, Florida International University visiting professor of sociology Katie Rainwater and University of Central Florida associate history professor Robert Cassanello wrote that these centers “should be understood as one prong of an effort to minimize students’ exposure to ideas antithetical to the libertarian political agenda and to insert in their place ideas pursuant to the agenda.” The group’s 2023 annual report noted it worked “behind the scenes” to promote civic centers and “informed patriotism.” The report also said the group connected legislators and leaders at universities and “encouraged” the creation of the Institute of American Civics at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, as well as the five civic centers in Ohio. “The Core Curriculum Act, the American History Act, and the Heritage Certificates Act all direct students to take in the Western and the American heritages, but the intent of these Acts can be subverted if the activist establishment is allowed to govern their operation,” the introduction to the model bill reads.
Author: Sophie Hayssen
Published at: 2026-01-28 21:01:30
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