The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – The stated purpose was not to raise the best and brightest, nor the most athletic. It didn’t even tout the task of having the number one ranking in the world. Schools once had a distinct purpose in education and a partnership plan in achieving that purpose. Where has it gone, and can we get it back?

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – The University of Michigan plans to hide incoming freshmen’s grades beginning in 2027, arguing the change supports mental health and academic exploration. Critics question whether masking grades weakens rigor, accountability, perseverance, and students’ ability to confront challenges that prepare them for future success and resilience...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – James Madison’s vision of representative government highlights why constitutional education matters today. As socialism gains appeal among young Americans, understanding the nation’s founding principles, individual sovereignty, traditional values, and economic freedom becomes essential to preserving the Constitutional Republic and resisting collectivist political ideologies in America...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – Classically educated students understand that at some point the free gravy train is coming to an end. Too many young people are not educated in that mindset. They seem to be more than ready to abdicate their responsibilities to someone else if it means receiving free stuff. But classically educated students understand that...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – Minnesota classrooms face federal scrutiny over plans to introduce gender-themed dolls to children as young as four. Education Secretary Linda McMahon argues the materials may violate parental notification laws, intensifying debate over classroom content, taxpayer funding, childhood innocence, and parents’ authority in public education decisions...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – Anthropic bought millions of books, chopping of their spines with hydraulic cutters. After they scanned the pages into their data center, the original works were turned into pulp. The only reason we know this is that Anthropic was sued, making court documents a matter of public record. Why all the secrecy? Why don’t they want...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – Americans overwhelmingly call for major education reform as surveys reveal declining knowledge of U.S. history. Respondents favor stronger civics instruction, greater focus on founding documents, less ideological influence, honest teaching about national failures, and renewed emphasis on patriotism, constitutional rights, and shared identity in schools...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – Over 20 million students are waiting for their governor to act and opt in to the Education Freedom Tax Credit. Without governor action by the beginning of 2027, donors from these states will still be able to make donations to SGOs for the benefit of students in other states that have opted in to the EFTC. This means that potentially 20 million students could...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – If America does not have free and fair elections, we’ve become nothing other than a Banana Republic. On March 31, Trump issued an Executive Order aimed at tightening mail-in voting rules. Twenty-three blue states as well as the District of Columbia sued the administration over the order...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – Cursive writing used to be taught in every American school. But it has since been replaced by digital literacy and AI instruction. The artistic beauty which was once taught to our children in schools has been replaced by digital literacy and standardized testing requirements. We explore what we’ve lost in American education and how to get it back...