Public Education
Reform, challenges ahead for public higher ed system in Wisconsin(The Center Square) – Declining high school graduates in the state, flat or decreasing enrollment, and reliance on student tuition dollars are chief concerns for a study committee on the… Read More
Culture
Elite university settles lawsuit with Jewish students over alleged campus antisemitism(Daily Caller News Foundation) – New York University (NYU) settled a lawsuit Tuesday with Jewish students over claims that the university did not protect them from antisemitism on campus. The… Read More
Culture
Columbia University removes deans caught sending texts with ‘antisemitic tropes’(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Columbia University removed three deans from their positions after they were caught sending text messages that touched on “antisemitic tropes” during a campus event on… Read More
Public Education
Colleges ‘robbing’ liberal students by having their views go unchallenged, says Princeton profPrestigious universities are overwhelmingly liberal by virtually every measure, but they are failing to produce many students who can think critically and articulate opposing viewpoints. In fact, conservative students fare… Read More
Government
FAFSA debacle sparks Congressional action(The Center Square) – Congressional Republicans are pushing new legislation this week in the House and Senate to force the Biden administration to fix the FAFSA process after ongoing criticism… Read More
Public Education
Gallup poll: Only 36% of Americans have confidence in higher educationConfidence in higher education continues its decade-long plunge among Americans, according to the latest major public opinion poll. The Gallup survey on four-year colleges conducted in June… Read More
Courts
Legal organization sues Northwestern University for alleged anti-white discrimination(Daily Caller News Foundation) – America First Legal (AFL) is suing Northwestern University and Northwestern University Law Review for allegedly discriminating against white men. Northwestern University “discriminat[ed] against white men… Read More
Christian Schools
Religious university grads lead more fulfilling lives, new research revealsGraduates of Catholic universities report greater satisfaction in life, a new survey finds. The study, commissioned by St. Mary’s University (SMU) and conducted by YouGov, found… Read More
Public Education
Foreign aid, student loan forgiveness behind massive increase in deficit estimate, CBO says(Daily Caller News Foundation) – America’s debt is growing faster than previously expected, largely due to actions taken by the Biden administration and recent legislation, according to the Congressional Budget… Read More
Culture
Catholic college president condemns cancel culture after Harrison Butker’s speechThe mission of Catholic higher education, which goes back centuries, fundamentally opposes cancel culture. That’s according to President Stephen Minnis of Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas, where Chiefs kicker Harrison… Read More
Government
Pennsylvania’s education reform legislative recap(The Center Square) – Both legislative chambers left town this week after advancing sweeping educational reforms likely to wind up – in some form – woven into the state budget… Read More
Culture
New York college promotes ‘gender-affirming’ sneezing lessons to mimic opposite sex(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A college in New York will launch a program in the spring 2025 semester designed to teach “gender-diverse individuals” how to sneeze, cough and change… Read More
Courts
Students sue UCLA for allowing ‘Jew exclusion zone’ during violent pro-Palestinian encampment(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Jewish students filed a lawsuit against the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and the regents of the University of California system Wednesday over the… Read More
Culture
Pro-Palestinian protesters barricaded inside college president’s office – but their occupation was short-lived(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Police arrested over a dozen pro-Palestinian protesters Wednesday after they barricaded themselves inside Stanford University President Richard Saller’s office, according to NBC News. The protesters… Read More
Culture
‘Secrecy and paranoid behavior’: New report details how Ibram Kendi’s ‘antiracism’ center imploded(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Interviews conducted by The New York Times with former staff at Ibram X. Kendi’s Center for Antiracist Research at Boston University paint a picture of… Read More
Public Education
Congress probes federal funds for antisemitic indoctrination, terrorism(The Center Square) – Congress’ probe into rising antisemitism on college campuses includes letters to the leaders of 10 prominent universities, with signatures led by a North Carolina congresswoman and… Read More
Culture
Harvard’s largest faculty department ditches DEI mandate for applicants(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) announced Monday to staff that it was changing its hiring requirements to no longer include a diversity, inclusion… Read More
Public Education
Major public university system reportedly shelling out tens of millions on DEI-related staffers(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The University of North Carolina (UNC) system spent roughly $70 million paying employees working on its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs, according to a report… Read More
Public Education
Universities continue to slash DEI programs, re-routing funding amid anti-Israel campus protestsThe University of North Carolina (UNC), Chapel Hill has become the latest in a wave of higher education institutions gutting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives… Read More
Public Education
Indiana AG tells colleges to protect Jewish students or risk federal funds(The Center Square) – Citing several protests of Israel’s strikes against Hamas in Gaza that have taken place at colleges across Indiana, state Attorney General Todd Rokita reminded higher education… Read More