It’s not news that America’s colleges have little room for right-leaning thought. The same is now true of the nation’s most prestigious federal scholarship program, paid for with public funds and charged with cultivating an inclusive community of future leaders. Fortunately, this challenge is easier to address.
In 1975, Congress established the Truman scholarship as a testament to President Harry Truman’s legacy to identify “aspiring leaders at an important inflection point in their development — when they are college juniors — and recognize and reward their commitments to careers in public service.” The program awards scholars $30,000 in taxpayer dollars for a graduate education, is overseen by a bipartisan board, works closely with public colleges and universities, and offers its celebrated scholars access to special programs and preferential hiring for federal jobs.
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