Ross Marchand

Policy Reform Team
Ross Marchand, attorney and native New Jerseyan, graduated from the University of Maryland with a bachelor’s degree in government and politics and economics, George Mason University with a master’s degree in economics, and the University of Virginia School of Law. He has written extensively on a wide range of public policy issues including First Amendment protections, postal law, and the drug approval process. In his spare time, Ross likes to run long distances, eat copious amounts of popcorn, and read up on the latest Egyptological finds.
Recent Writings
- When universities take sides, we all lose,
- UConn’s DEI medical oath is not what the doctor ordered,
- New policy gives Cornell head start on New Year’s gains ,
- Meet the thin-skinned college Grinches silencing students of VUU-ville,
- RED FLAG: Franklin & Marshall students wave their speech rights goodbye,

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