Ellie Renkert

Dec 22, 2023 | iwf.org | Ellie Renkert |Andrea Mew

Leaders of the national sorority Phi Mu threatened to place restrictions on or revoke the membership of more than a dozen alumni after they questioned a series of changes allegedly made to the sorority’s bylaws, including the decision to allow men to join as “sisters,” according to documents reviewed by Independent Women’s Forum. In the case of alumna Michele Bunker, from South Carolina, the sorority’s governing body acted on that threat, revoking her membership entirely.

Dec 15, 2023 | iwf.org | Ellie Renkert |Karin A. Lips

The most illuminating stories revealed since the congressional testimony of the presidents of Harvard, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the University of Pennsylvania are from the students attending these schools. Since the contentious testimony, there has been a deluge of reactions from students: no longer statistics but real, matriculating students who are navigating campus life.

Dec 13, 2023 | iwf.org | Ellie Renkert |Aleksandra Gadzala Tirziu

As Russia readies for a winter offensive in its war in Ukraine , communist China brews over Taiwan and buttresses Moscow for the anticipated realization of its new global order, and Iran and its proxies wage a war against Israel that risks escalation, much is made of America’s passivity on the world stage. Yet the problem might not be one of Washington’s passivity but of a leftist foreign policy gripped by the very deconstructivist, postcolonial dogma that afflicts our most critical institutions.

Dec 12, 2023 | iwf.org | Ellie Renkert

A penalty corner. A male player at the top of the circle winds up for a shot at the goal. Female defenders rush to try to get their stick on the ball. The male hitter has made contact with the solid ball. The ball is in the air headed straight into the teeth of a female defender. Screams. Teeth are knocked out of her mouth and there’s significant damage to her jaw. The male player stays on the field to finish up and win the game for the women’s field hockey team 2-0. The female players are devastated.

Dec 9, 2023 | iwf.org | Ellie Renkert

At a time when district public schools are pushing parents away and even working at odds and in secrecy, a charter school in Dallas, Texas, is operating a school model that intently prioritizes parental involvement. UME Preparatory Academy recognizes parents as their children’s first and best teachers.