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Adam Kissel

Adam Kissel was deputy assistant secretary for higher education programs at the U.S. Department of Education, vice president and defense director at the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, senior program officer at the Charles Koch Foundation, and director of civic and higher education programs at The Philanthropy Roundtable. He lives and works in West Virginia, is a senior fellow at the Cardinal Institute for West Virginia Policy, and has clients in higher education policy and philanthropy. His dog Frank is named after Benjamin Franklin.

Articles by Adam Kissel

Jul 19, 2021 · Adam Kissel

Bridge to Discrimination: Decades of Gender Bias in the UNC System

Although many colleges and universities today claim to be dedicated to diversity, equity, and inclusion, their policies and practices often violate those principles. Among the most common types of violations…

Dec 7, 2020 · Adam Kissel

Pervasive Sex Discrimination at North Carolina Universities

Pervasive Sex Discrimination at North Carolina Universities, a new report by Adam Kissel, examines five of North Carolina’s largest universities – UNC-Chapel Hill, UNC Charlotte, North Carolina State University, Wake Forest…

May 20, 2015 · Adam Kissel

A Liberal Calls Out Intolerant Leftists Who Smother Free Speech on Campus

The rise of intolerance on campus and beyond makes a new book by columnist and television commentator Kirsten Powers a must-read. If you do not yet believe that American higher education is smothered in intolerance of diverse ideas, read The Silencing: How the Left is Killing Free Speech.

Oct 29, 2008 · Adam Kissel

How to Build a Center for Freedom at Your University

A specialist in creating academic centers offers conservative and libertarian faculty ten strategies for success.