(Daily Caller) – The University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst) Stonewall Center will host a “Gender Repeal Party” on March 31 during which students can tear up birth certificates, according to its website. The Gender Repeal Party is a spin-off of gender reveal parties during which attendees can rip up presumably fake birth certificates and engage in…

(Daily Caller) – Students at DePaul University, a private Catholic university in Illinois, are circulating a petition demanding the elimination of a Christian group after it posted a Q&A on its now-deleted Instagram page denouncing LGBTQ lifestyles, student newspaper The DePaulia reported. Signees called on DePaul University officials to ban the group “from meeting on campus and promoting…

(Daily Caller) – The push to promote abortion pills to college students continued earlier this month after a nonprofit group circulated several mobile billboards with information on how to access medical abortion on campuses in 14 states, according to a press release. MayDay Health, an educational nonprofit intent on spreading information about the abortion pill, launched…

The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education gave its top journal article award to researchers arguing that “racism is embedded in the fabric of many teacher education programs.” The article, “Toward a Healthy Racial Climate,” was published in 2022 by two Cal State Fullerton (CSUF) professors of secondary education, Alison G. Dover and Nick Henning.…

(Daily Caller) – A University of North Texas (UNT) course trains students to view teaching as an “ethical and political act,” according to a syllabus obtained by the College Fix. “Teaching as Advocacy for Equity” can be taken to fulfill a teacher certification requirement for early childhood through sixth grade education and “explores the relationships between…

(Daily Caller) – Columbia University in New York City is no longer requiring undergraduate applicants to submit SAT or ACT scores to gain admission to the Ivy League school. Columbia became the first Ivy League to make its temporary test-optional policy permanent with an announcement on Wednesday. “Our review is purposeful and nuanced—respecting varied backgrounds, voices…

Even as companies, universities and whole states back away from divisive and legally suspect Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs, Missouri State University is all in – even requiring job applicants to state their commitment to the unspecified dogma. “When uploading materials, submit a brief statement outlining your commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion,” an MSU online job…

(The Center Square) – The University of Colorado’s legal department is reviewing a letter that’s part of a war of words between two advocacy groups clashing over the Christian prayers of football coach Deion Sanders. The First Liberty Institute, which advocates for religious freedom, sent a letter and demands to the university on Tuesday in response to…

(Daily Caller) – American Federation of Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten railed against challenges to President Joe Biden’s student loan cancellation plan outside of the Supreme Court Tuesday as oral arguments began for two cases that could put the proposal on ice, video shows. Students, politicians and activists rallied outside the Supreme Court late Monday night and…

(Daily Caller) – Half of university professors disapprove of universities mandating that applicants submit diversity statements during the hiring process, a new survey released Tuesday by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) revealed. Many universities require job applicants to submit a statement outlining their commitment and experience advancing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) in their work.…