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Read the latest NeW blog posts below.

Chapter Spotlight: NeW at Santa Fe College

This semester, we are excited to have a new NeW chapter at Santa Fe College. I asked some of their NeW leaders to share how NeW has impacted them and their campus. I hope you take a minute to read their answers below. You can also learn more about the NeW at Santa Fe chapter [...]

December 6, 2013 0 comments CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

President Obama Losing Young People

President Barack Obama won the youth vote in both of his presidential elections and young voters have been one of his most loyal constituencies. A new poll released by Harvard University’s Institute of Politics suggests that this loyalty is waning. The poll found that only 41% of 18-29 year-olds approved of his performance as president—the lowest [...]

December 4, 2013 0 comments CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

The End of Sex: Chapter 8, Opting Out of Hookup Culture via The Date

by NeW summer intern Catie Verano, student at Hillsdale College This week, the Online Book Club is discussing Chapter 8 in “The End of Sex: How Hookup Culture Is Leaving a Generation Unhappy, Sexually Unfulfilled, and Confused About Intimacy.” Freitas discovered in her research that traditional dating among young adults is rare, if not entirely outdated. [...]

December 4, 2013 0 comments CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Chapter 8 of the Online Book Club This Week!

This Wednesday our Online Book Club will discuss chapter 8, “Opting Out of Hookup Culture via The Date.” According to many college students, traditional dating is a thing of the past. Hooking up replaces the first date nowadays and Freitas is suspicious of this practice. She discovers that the majority of young adults hook up [...]

December 2, 2013 0 comments CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Happy Thanksgiving!

Enjoy this Thanksgiving with your family and friends! We will be back to blogging on Monday!

November 28, 2013 0 comments CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

The End of Sex: Chapter 7, Opting Out: Rethinking Abstinence in the Age of Hookup Culture

by NeW summer intern Catie Verano, student at Hillsdale College This week, the Online Book Club is discussing Chapter 7 in “The End of Sex: How Hookup Culture Is Leaving a Generation Unhappy, Sexually Unfulfilled, and Confused About Intimacy.” The culture of sexual abstinence, including programs like “True Love Waits,” is greatest among conservative religious [...]

November 27, 2013 0 comments CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

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NeW is the nation's premier organization for culturally conservative women.

Started as a book club at the University of Virginia in 2004, NeW cultivates a community of conservative women and expands intellectual diversity on college campuses through its focus on education. NeW members meet regularly to discuss issues relating to politics, gender and conservative principles. NeW has expanded to over 20 college campuses nationwide.

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Congratulations to NeW Founder Karin Agness for being named to the Red Alert Politics 30 under 30 list! "With more than 20 chapters nationwide, the Network of Enlightened Women (NeW) has developed a significant collegiate presence since it launched nearly a decade ago, and young conservative women have Karin Agness to thank." Read more!