Culture
University of Michigan hosting ‘Pronouns 101’ seminar next monthA public university in Michigan will offer a pronoun seminar that costs $600 for some to attend in the new year. The Spectrum Center at the University of Michigan will… Read More
Public Education
College tuition rose 3.4% in 2024, report finds(The Center Square) – With the second semester of the 2024-2025 school year coming soon, recent data shows that while college tuition and fees have inevitably increased, the cost of… Read More
Public Education
University of Minnesota looking for trans kids to play with ‘MyGender’ dollsA public university in Minnesota wants to pay the parents of children who identify as transgender to play with transgender paper dolls featuring genitals and sex organs. “We are looking… Read More
Culture
UMich may scrap DEI but schedules workshop on ‘recognizing racism In everyday life’(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The University of Michigan (UM) is hosting a workshop to teach graduate students how to recognize “racism in everyday life.” The event promises to teach… Read More
Public Education
Maine public university gender studies prof to teach course about bathroomsA public university in Maine will offer a course about bathrooms in the new year, taught by a gender studies professor. University of Maine at Augusta is offering the class, “An… Read More
Public Education
Massachusetts public university lists student-athletes’ pronouns on team biosAt Bridgewater State University, player bios for student-athletes now include preferred pronouns. Student-athletes on the 20 teams at the NCAA Division 3 Massachusetts university have their preferred pronouns listed on… Read More
Culture
George Mason profs demand end to pro-Hamas activity(The Daily Signal) – Almost 20 professors at George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School sent a letter urging the school’s president to crack down on pro-Hamas,… Read More
Culture
Columbia professor resigns in protest after university allows Hamas supporter to teach class about ZionismA professor at New York’s Columbia University has resigned after the school announced a class on Zionism will be taught by someone who supported the Hamas terror attacks on Israel. Read More
Public Education
Idaho joins other red states in dealing crippling blow to DEI bureaucrats’ stranglehold on public universities(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Idaho State Board of Education voted to approve a measure banning diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives at all public universities in the state. Read More
Public Education
Delaware university failed to disclose professor’s ties to Chinese government while accepting federal research funds(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The University of Delaware (UD) reached a settlement agreement with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) after allegedly failing to disclose a professor’s ties… Read More
Government
Major university accreditor retreats from plans to scrap DEI after complaints from blue state schools(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) announced Monday it will not follow through with removing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) requirements from its… Read More
Culture
Smith College to offer course titled ‘White Supremacy in the age of Trump’A private women’s liberal arts college in Massachusetts will offer a course titled “White Supremacy in the Age of Trump” in the spring 2025 semester. Smith College, located in Northampton, Massachusetts, is offering the course… Read More
Public Education
Conservative college faculty hide political views more often, report finds(The Center Square) – Faculty from two Pennsylvania universities participated in a survey on the state of free speech and self-censorship. The results reveal growing concerns about academic freedom. The… Read More
Culture
Female student who exposed pro-trans policy discusses woke underbelly of all-women Catholic collegeWhy did an all-female Catholic college try to admit men pretending to be women? Even Macy Gunnell, who led a boycott to stop the insanity, can’t explain the rationale at… Read More
Government
Dept. of Ed. boasts ‘FAFSA form is working’ after months of frustration for familiesThe Education Department says it’s “proud” that the FAFSA form is working – following its disastrous years-long rollout that led to mass frustration for families and bipartisan backlash from Congress. Read More
Public Education
New UMich policy prohibits diversity statements from faculty hiring processes(The Center Square) – The University of Michigan is prohibiting diversity statements from faculty hiring after a recommendation by a committee, although the same committee also proposed a rejected recommendation… Read More
Public Education
Report: Biden’s Department of Education disproportionately targeted Christian schoolsA new report indicates almost 70% of penalties imposed by the Department of Education’s Office of Enforcement (OE) targeted Christian educational institutions. With the attendees of… Read More
Government
Trump unlikely to forgive student loans, may initiate other higher ed reformsPresident-elect Trump is expected to reverse the Biden administration’s efforts to forgive students loans, but other higher education reforms Trump may be planning are unknown. Once he takes office in… Read More
Public Education
California accreditor wants to ax DEI requirements(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) is considering removing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) language from its accreditation standards. The accreditor is responsible… Read More
Public Education
Hillsdale students write 4,000 thank-you cards in stark contrast to Yale’s ‘Transgiving’(The Center Square) – While some schools across the nation hosted meagerly-attended “Transgivings” around Thanksgiving time, students at Hillsdale College wrote over 4,000 thank-you cards on the school’s annual “Day… Read More