Editing Objectivist movement (section)

===Student activism===

Objectivism has remained popular on college campuses, with dozens of student groups dedicated to promoting and studying the philosophy of Objectivism<ref>{{harvnb|Gladstein|2009|p=114}}</ref> spread across the U.S., Australia, Canada, Guatemala,<ref>{{cite web |title=Leftist thinking left off the syllabus |url=https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-guatemala6-2008jun06,0,5560223.story |access-date=May 30, 2009 |first=Marla |last=Dickerson |date=June 6, 2008 |work=Los Angeles Times |archive-date=December 10, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081210175151/http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-guatemala6-2008jun06,0,5560223.story |url-status=live }}</ref> Israel, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and Norway.<ref>{{cite web |title=A growing concern |first=David |last=Cohen |date=December 7, 2001 |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/2001/dec/07/internationaleducationnews.highereducation |access-date=May 31, 2009}}</ref> These clubs often present speakers on controversial topics such as abortion, religion, and foreign policy, often allying with conservative (and sometimes liberal) organizations to organize their events. For example, the [[New York University]] Objectivism Club hosted a joint panel on the [[Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy|Muhammad cartoons]] that received nationwide coverage for NYU's censorship of the cartoons.<ref>{{cite web |title=To Show or Not to Show Muhammad Cartoon |date=March 20, 2006 |first=David |last=Epstein |work=Inside Higher Education |url=http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2006/03/30/cartoon |access-date=May 31, 2009 |archive-date=April 20, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090420135725/http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2006/03/30/cartoon |url-status=live }}</ref> There are several dozen speakers sponsored by the Ayn Rand Institute<ref>{{cite web|title=ARC Speakers & Writers|url=http://www.aynrand.org/site/PageServer?pagename=media_speakers_writers|access-date=May 30, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090420235235/http://www.aynrand.org/site/PageServer?pagename=media_speakers_writers|archive-date=April 20, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> and other organizations who give nationwide tours each year speaking about Objectivism.

The Ayn Rand Institute has spent $5 million on educational programs advancing Objectivism, including scholarships and clubs. These clubs often obtain educational materials and speakers from ARI. There are also several conferences organized by various organizations, which draw several hundred attendees each summer and feature philosophy courses and presentations of new publications and research. A student-run magazine, ''The Undercurrent'', is published for colleges around the United States.<ref>{{cite web|title=''The Undercurrent''|url=http://the-undercurrent.com/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050405214345/http://the-undercurrent.com/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 5, 2005|access-date=May 30, 2009}}</ref>