Franca Bauernfeind is a German politician (CDU) and author. From 2021 to 2022, she was the federal chairwoman of the Christian Democratic Students' Union (RCDS) and as such a member of the federal executive of the CDU. As a university politician, she regularly criticized the changing debate culture and a narrowing of accepted opinions on campus. In 2024 she published a book based on her experiences Black Box Uni, where she discusses her experiences with cancel culture, political correctness and the woke misunderstanding about debate and the battle of ideas.