The Review, published biweekly, is funded primarily by grants from the Collegiate Network,[1] donations, and by advertising revenue.

Fous consulted with editors of The Dartmouth Review, as well as Detroit News writer Alan Miller to help direct the formation of the paper.

The nascent group secured 501(c)(3) status for The Review, and empaneled an honorary advisory board, which included Paul W. McCracken, Russell Kirk, Irving Kristol, and R. Emmett Tyrrell.

It was an important voice on campus against the University of Michigan's speech code, which was eventually struck down as unconstitutional by federal courts.

Additionally, The Review has long been engaged in a fight against U-M's use of affirmative action policies in its admissions processes.