Tent State University

[1] The main lobbying focus is on policies which harm higher education.

This includes taking funding away from education at the federal and state level, the lack of democratic influence in school governance, and rejecting the annual excuse of a budget crisis.

It also calls special attention to the war in Iraq which consumes a large amount of resources which could be spent on higher education.

It also places a tactical emphasis on coalition building across diverse communities.

[3] Even though its main focus is higher education and democracy in the United States, an increasing number of left-wing organizations have used Tent State as a forum for discussions on a broad range of issues.