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10 stories that made us smile in 2025

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OPINION/ANALYSIS

For those of you who are subscribed to our biweekly newsletter, you know the term “Good News Friday.” It is when we shine a light on the people and programs making a difference in their campus communities and beyond.

There are many fighting the good fight out there — and we highlight them, too! If you are not already subscribed, be sure to do so now! And enjoy a walk down memory lane as we highlight some of those stories that made us smile this year.

BRAVO!

When his university ignored Charlie Kirk’s murder, this professor stood by conservative students

THE GREAT COMMISSION

Students chalk full Gospel of John on campus sidewalks in social media trend

‘AMERICA 2076’

New literary prize inspires students to write next ‘Great American Novel’

AVOID THE NEAR OCCASION

More than 600 Notre Dame students call for campus porn filter

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH

New Idaho law bans bias response teams, DEI offices, forced diversity trainings in higher ed

FREE SPEECH WINS

MIT allows event criticizing gender transitioning to proceed despite large protest

MAKING A DIFFERENCE

Meet the Massachusetts college student who’s given out 15,000 pro-life bumper stickers

MORE OF THIS

Academic prize combats liberal bias in higher ed by supporting conservative scholars

TEACHING THE TRUTH

‘Too easily forgotten’: Seminar encourages scholars to teach about evils of communism

A HUNGER FOR WISDOM

Over 450 students pack classroom for C. S. Lewis course at Notre Dame