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The Collegiate Network (also, '''CN''') is a Non-profit , Non-partisan Tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization that provides financial and technical assistance to student editors and writers of almost 100 independent, largely Conservative , publications at leading colleges and universities around the country. Prominent recipients of CN support include The Dartmouth Review , The Princeton Tory, The Cornell Review , The California Patriot , The Michigan Review , and The Irvine Review . The CN estimates that member publications have a combined annual distribution of more than two million. Since 1995 , the CN has been administered by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI), headquartered in Wilmington , Delaware . MISSION According to its web site (http://www.isi.org/cn/), the CN "focuses public awareness on the politicization of American college and university classrooms, curricula, student life, and the resulting decline of educational standards." Newspapers and journals in the CN regularly call attention to what they interpret as corruption and hypocrisy in campus administrations' and student groups' policies, argue in favor of Free Speech in liberal education, encourage discussion and debate, and train students in the principles and practices of journalism. HISTORY In 1979 the Institute for Educational Affairs (IEA) responded to the request of two took over operations in 1995, and has since administered the CN from Wilmington, Delaware . IMPACT Today, this voluntary association of nearly 100 independent publications operates at the nation's foremost colleges and universities. Free from reliance on student government approval and unconstrained by faculty "oversight boards," they are often the only truly independent student voices on campus. The Columbia Journalism Review noted that the “Collegiate Network papers make a significant contribution to the journalism of their day.” The New York Times , Wall Street Journal , Boston Globe , and Los Angeles Times have also cited the Collegiate Network as the leader in helping nascent alternative student papers become influential campus publications. During the last quarter century, this influential group of student publications has been the most consistent and enduring opponent of political correctness. By documenting questionable uses of mandatory student fees, the proliferation of politicized academic departments, and the stifling of debate through constitutionally dubious speech codes, the student reporters and editors of the Collegiate Network have helped set the terms of debate surrounding modern higher education. Alumni Graduates of Collegiate Network newspapers have become professional journalists and authors in every region of the country. From the Wall Street Journal to the Los Angeles Times , the Detroit News to the Washington Post , Investor's Business Daily to the Weekly Standard , CNN , Fox News , Newsweek , and National Review . Collegiate Network writers and editors have been awarded Rhodes Scholarships , and some have also received Marshall and Fulbright Scholarships, with many gaining recognition as Phi Beta Kappa inductees. CN alumni include the editor of National Review Rich Lowry , CNN correspondent Jonathan Karl, and best-selling authors Dinesh D'Souza and Ann Coulter . FEATURES OF THE COLLEGIATE NETWORK Membership More than 90 campus publications are affiliated with the CN, and this number is continuing to grow. The CN provides assistance to these papers through annual operating grants, annual journalistic training conferences, campus mentoring sessions, story ideas and editorial resources, Internet discussion groups, summer and year-long internships at leading national media outlets, and extensive guidance from experienced professionals. CAMPUS Magazine In order to facilitate increased awareness of campus issues, the CN founded CAMPUS magazine. In order to reach more students and faculty, CAMPUS Magazine was converted to an online magazine in 2005. CAMPUS Magazine Online (CMO) provides a national platform for student articles on current abuses and potential reforms in higher education. CMO is the only national, student-written, online magazine. The goal of CMO is to focus public awareness on the denial of the right of free speech to those who do not follow the academic party line on curriculum reform, classroom politicization, and declining educational standards. The Pollys For several years now, the CN has been awarding Pollys, or Campus Outrage Awards, to those who "expose the excesses of college administrators and professors who misuse their authority to silence dissent and impose their own political agendas on unwilling students." Past winners have included the University Of Oregon (2001), for allowing the domestic terrorist group Animal Liberation Front (ALF) to have an office on campus--paid for with student funds; Northwestern University student Xander Saide (2004) for filing police reports for Hate Crime s that turned out to be a hoax; and LeMoyne College (2005) for expelling a graduate student for writing a paper rejecting Multiculturalism . Internships and Fellowships The CN sponsors summer internships and year-long fellowships at some of the nation's most prestigious media institutions, including the '' Weekly Standard '', the '' Washington Times '', the '' Washington Examiner '', '' USA Today '', '' US News & World Report '', Radio America , '' National Review '', the '' American Spectator '', '' Roll Call '', and CNSNews.com . National Security Online Resource Center The National Security Online Resource Center (NSORC) is a project dedicated to providing college journalists with a solid grounding in National Security issues. NSORC advises journalists about how to engage the student community in discussion of such issues as National Missile Defense and the Global War On Terrorism and also provides recent headlines and opinions, student articles, book reviews, and downloadable online lectures. NSORC is conveniently organized by topic for easy searching. NSORC is made possible by grants from generous benefactors and is administered and operated by the CN. FULL LIST OF CN MEMBER PUBLICATIONS
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