Courts
Teachers union president melts down on Supreme Court steps(Daily Caller) â American Federation of Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten railed against challenges to President Joe Bidenâs student loan cancellation plan outside of the Supreme Court Tuesday as oral… Read More
Culture
Anti-religion group complains about Colorado coach Deion Sanders’ prayers(The Center Square) â The University of Coloradoâs legal department is reviewing a letter that’s part of a war of words between two advocacy groups clashing over the Christian prayers of… Read More
Culture
Half of professors believe diversity statements ‘violate academic freedom,’ survey finds(Daily Caller) â 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… Read More
Christian Schools, Culture
âWe cannot stop something we did not startâ: Asbury ârevivalâ meetings end, ripples continueAlthough the “outpouring” services at Asbury University were officially concluded, the life-changing testimonies from the last few weeks continue to pour in. Asbury University in Wilmore, Kentucky, experienced… Read More
Public Education
In âsweeping expansion,â U.S. Dept. of Education extends reach over third-party educational services in the name of âtransparencyâCompanies working with higher education institutions were shocked to discover the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) abruptly expanded its definition of a third-party service (TPS). Some critics see… Read More
Culture
Biden admin looking to remove religious student groups’ protections on campus(Daily Caller) â The Department of Education (DOE) announced a proposal Tuesday rescinding a Trump-era policy that prohibited universities from receiving federal funding if they restricted religious student group activities. Read More
Culture
Poll: Americans oppose race as a factor in college admission decisions(The Center Square) â As the U.S. Supreme Court considers whether it should be legal to use race as a factor in college admissions, new polling shows Americans oppose the… Read More
Culture
Gov. DeSantisâ is wresting back control from diversity bureaucrats in higher ed. Hereâs howFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis is waging a war to regain public oversight in higher education by the dismantling of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) bureaucracies. DEI has a chilling… Read More
Culture
US teachers are peddling same ‘woke ideologies’ taught in North Korean classrooms, defector says(Daily Caller) â A defector from North Korea said Tuesday âwoke ideologiesâ taught in American classrooms are no different from those taught in the classrooms in her home country. âWhen… Read More
Culture
Temple University pornography course takes aim at conservative views of sexualityTemple University announced a new pornography studies course as an expansion of its undergraduate sexual education curriculum on Tuesday. Jennifer Pollitt, a professor and assistant… Read More
Culture
DEI initiatives may be driving students away while hurting those who stayDiversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives are becoming a politicized tool to promote a progressive agenda â and schools that promote them are suffering the consequences, a new report… Read More
Christian Schools
University chapel service âhasnât endedâ since Feb. 8 in what many are calling a ârevivalâA small Christian college in Kentucky has reported nonstop praise and worship in its chapel since Wednesday, Feb. 8. âThree times a week, we stop everything that weâre… Read More
Public Education
Illinois Board of Higher Education seeks 7.7% funding hike as enrollment dips(The Center Square) â The Illinois Board of Higher Education wants more funding at a time when enrollment in state public colleges and universities has declined. The board has proposed a… Read More
Public Education
Kansas Board of Regents may drop algebra as a college graduation requirement(The Sentinel) â One out of three college students in Kansas fails algebra, the vice president for academic affairs for the Kansas Board of Regents disclosed to the board at… Read More
Culture
UW free speech survey: Half of students afraid to speak, third of students want restrictions(The Center Square)Â â Thereâs not a lot of confidence about free speech on University of Wisconsin campuses. The university released the results of its free speech survey on Wednesday. Read More
Culture
Florida’s DeSantis wants to eliminate ‘CRT bureaucracies’ at state colleges and universities(The Center Square) â Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday said he wants to eliminate ‘CRT bureaucracies’ at state colleges and universities at a news conference at the State College… Read More
Culture
Some blue states are requiring universities to provide chemical abortions on campus(Daily Caller) â Lawmakers in blue states across the country are passing laws to require public universities to provide chemical abortions on campus. A new California law… Read More
Opinion
Op-Ed: Enrollment declines increase pressure on ‘woke’ higher ed(The Center Square) â Higher education is confronting a problem: its customer base is shrinking. High birth rates in the 1990s and early 2000s created large incoming classes. After reaching… Read More
Courts, Culture
Judge dismisses LGBT studentsâ case against Christian collegesA federal judge dismissed a lawsuit against Christian colleges by LGBT students whose arguments were âconfusing and contradictory,â according to the courtâs opinion. Forty students who currently or… Read More
Culture
Female athletes demand NCAA protect womenâs sports outside annual convention(Daily Caller) â Female athletes, alumni and supporters delivered a petition to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Thursday demanding that the governing body take deliberate action to prohibit men… Read More