Government
Virginia legislative update: Key education bills advance(The Center Square)Â â Virginiaâs 2024 General Assembly session is just over halfway finished, with 480 bills passed by the House of Delegates and 393 by the state Senate. Some critical… Read More
Public Education
Delaware prof offers extra credit for âwhite privilege checklistâEven as higher education has taken heat for pushing Critical Race Theory and other progressive, racially divisive ideologies, one Delaware professor is offering extra credit to students… Read More
Public Education
Republicans ‘sympathetic but cautious’ of Shapiro’s higher ed plan(The Center Square) â Gov. Josh Shapiroâs proposal to shake up Pennsylvaniaâs higher education system has legislative Republicans intrigued â but not yet on board. âList me as sympathetic but… Read More
Public Education
Dartmouth brings back standardized tests after extensive admissions studyDartmouth College has become the first Ivy League school to reinstate standardized testing after its own study showed test-optional policies did more harm than good. Dartmouth… Read More
Public Education
Mixed message? States cut college degree requirements for hiring but mandate FAFSA applications for high schoolersMore states are eliminating college degree requirements for some government jobs, bringing the total to at least 16 states announcing such rollbacks since last year,… Read More
Culture
TV icon Mike Rowe says higher education has âlegacyâ problem, cites inflation in cost, credentialing and gradingWildly popular TV host Mike Rowe says higher education in America suffers from a âlegacyâ problem in which four-year degrees donât hold as much value as they once did. Thatâs… Read More
Public Education
Florida implements ban on DEI in state universities, replaces sociology course with American historyThe Florida State Board of Education has implemented new regulations to prohibit funding for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs, activities, and policies. The decision will impact the 28 member… Read More
Public Education
Atlanta professor allegedly fired for refusing to inflate grades at an HBCUA former economics professor at Atlantaâs Spelman College alleges he was fired after he refused to inflate grades in an econometrics class. Spelman, a Historically Black College and University (HBCU)… Read More
Public Education
Watchdog claims California university department’s anti-Israel activism likely violated school policy, state laws(Daily Caller News Foundation) â University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) faculty may have violated school policies and state law after engaging in multiple anti-Israel events and protests over the… Read More
Courts
Judge dismisses pro-abortion professor’s defamation suit against Catholic student publication(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A judge dismissed a defamation lawsuit on Monday that a left-wing professor filed against a Catholic student publication at the University of Notre Dame in… Read More
Public Education
‘We are all accountable for what we say and doâ: University of Wisconsin chancellor fired over secret porn gigA University of Wisconsin-La Crosse chancellor was recently fired after online pornographic videos of him and his wife were discovered. âUpon my recommendation, the UW Board of Regents today terminated… Read More
Public Education
âQueering Godâ and âHow to Be a B***hâ: Here are just a few shocking courses universities offered in 2023(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Universities offered students in the U.S. the opportunity to enroll in many courses that push gender ideology and left-wing activism during the 2023-2024 school year. Read More
Culture
Harvard faces more fallout following Claudine Gayâs congressional testimony on antisemitismA prestigious business school in Vienna has announced it’s severing ties with Harvard University following a pattern of antisemitism on its campus. The Lauder Business School announced the end its… Read More
Opinion
Itâs up to the American people to fix higher education(The Daily Signal) â American institutions of higher education wonât reform on their own. The recent explosion of antisemitism on college campuses has made many Americansâincluding high-profile donorsâturn against modern academia. Read More
Culture
Harvardâs integrity questioned as Boston Globe demands clarity on President Gayâs alleged plagiarismThe Boston Globe is pressing Harvard to clarify its position on President Claudine Gay’s alleged serial plagiarism, which the university appeared to dismiss as unserious. âLast week the universityâs governing… Read More
Culture
Harvard’s president rocked with a fresh slew of plagiarism allegations(Daily Caller News Foundation) â More allegations of plagiarism against Harvard President Claudine Gay emerged Tuesday in a complaint filed with the university. Several sources accused Gay of… Read More
Christian Schools
New Ohio college offers students the chance to earn while they learn skilled trades, faithA new college in Ohio will combine a foundation of faith with training in skilled trades, producing students who have marketable skills, servant hearts and little to no debt. The… Read More
Culture
âYouâre Not Aloneâ: New book from Network of enlightened Women president encourages conservative women on college campusesA book to equip conservative female students to thrive on college campuses was released Wednesday by Network of enlightened Women (NeW). Youâre Not Alone: The Conservative… Read More
Public Education
Penn president under fire after alum withdraws $100 million donation over antisemitismThe president of the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) is under fire after a prominent alumnus decided to withdraw a $100 million donation to the school. The loss is directly related… Read More
Culture
Massachusetts universities submit pro-abortion âreadinessâ plans to state, paving the way for on-campus chemical abortionsPublic universities in Massachusetts just submitted abortion âreadiness plansâ to the state, which outline such services as âproviding medication abortionsâ and referring students to other abortion providers. The submission of… Read More