Public Education
Some Missouri universities want more freedom in offering degrees. Should that apply to community colleges too?With Missouri lawmakers looking at allowing more public universities to offer advanced degrees, one might wonder: Why not allow community colleges to offer more four-year degrees? Community colleges are typically more… Read More
Public Education
Proposed tuition hike at Iowa universities to cost average student $793 a year(The Center Square) – A plan to hike tuition at Iowa’s three public universities could add $35 million in incremental revenue for fiscal year 2025, according to information released by… Read More
Government
Illinois’ ‘equitable’ funding report seeks $1.4 billion more for higher education(The Center Square) â Democrats unveiled a report that ultimately calls for Illinois taxpayers to pay $1.4 billion more to fund public universities. A Republican legislator questioned if that will… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Watch: Accuracy in media investigations reveal rot in Texas higher ed(The Daily Signal) â Public universities in Texas are in the sights of the latest undercover investigation by the Accuracy in Media team to reveal schoolsâ flagrant disregard for the law… Read More
Government
Utah governor signs bill rolling back âdiversity, equity and inclusionâ programs(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Republican Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed a bill Tuesday to ban diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) departments at public universities and government-funded employers in the state,… Read More
Government
Texas universities rebrand âdiversityâ programs as statewide ban goes into effect(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Texasâ public universities are scrambling to rebrand their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts after Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a law prohibiting DEI offices. Read More
Opinion
Not just Ivy League: Public universities like GMU also must answer for moral rot(The Daily Signal) â So far, almost all the critical focus on how university leaders have manifestly failed to address rampant antisemitism on their campuses has been aimed at selective, private universities. Read More
Public Education
Universities are spending like crazy to grow their bureaucracies, and students are footing the bill, analysis finds(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Public universities across the United States are spending money to increase their workforce and then passing the bill along to students, according to an analysis… Read More
Public Education
Arizona public universities ditch diversity statements on job applications(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The Arizona Board of Regents (ABR) announced Tuesday that it would no longer use diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) statements in job applications, according to… Read More