Government
House passes bill targeting universities’ ties to Chinese influence hubs(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The House of Representatives passed legislation targeting universities for maintaining partnerships with Chinese government-backed entities, including Confucius Institutes, in a bipartisan manner 266 to 153… Read More
Politics
Top Biden officials who helped weaponize DOJ land cushy university gigs(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Leaders of former President Joe Biden’s Department of Justice (DOJ) have already landed gigs at prominent universities. Officials behind the Biden DOJ’s most controversial actions… Read More
Public Education
Medical schools largely silent on DEI changes after Trump’s executive order(The Center Square) – Across the nation, schools that train medical professionals have been evaluating President Donald Trump’s executive order concerning the end of diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, but… Read More
Opinion
The truth about ballooning university research overhead costs(The Daily Signal) – Over the weekend, the National Institutes of Health announced that it would be cutting the rate at which it pays universities for overhead on federal research grants… Read More
Government
Bill demands accountability for universities’ investments in foreign adversaries(The Daily Signal) – Rep. Burgess Owens introduced a bill in Congress on Wednesday to hold private universities accountable for investments they make in entities located in… Read More
Public Education
New bill targets foreign interference in education, requiring colleges to disclose money from China, Russia, N. Korea(The Daily Signal) – A bill introduced Tuesday would require universities to disclose any contracts they have with foreign adversaries to the federal Department of Education. The… Read More
Public Education
US universities failed to disclose tens of million in Chinese funding(Daily Caller News Foundation) – American universities are failing to disclose millions of dollars in funding from China, a report released Wednesday found. The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley)… Read More
Opinion
Universities face crisis of confidence amid rising costs, bias and student debt(The Daily Signal) – Universities have suffered a cataclysmic decline in public approval and support. A Gallup poll taken this year found that only 36% of Americans polled either expressed… Read More
Culture
Americans are turning away from higher education(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Freshman enrollment at four-year colleges has dropped by 8.5% at public universities and 6.5% at private universities in 2024 compared to 2023. Overall freshman enrollment… Read More
Opinion
Universities have vital partnerships with military, but more security needed(The Daily Signal) – Higher education drives some conservatives and even some leftists crazy, but conservatives should support universities’ historic role in advancing national security interests. Republican leadership’s … Read More
Public Education
Report: American colleges failing to fight antisemitism on campus(The Center Square) – American colleges and universities are failing to fight antisemitism on campus, according to a new report published by the Anti-Defamation League. ADL’s first … Read More
Public Education
More universities are finding key loophole to skirt state diversity, equity and inclusion bans(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Universities are turning to rebranding to preserve diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs despite laws barring them, according to The New York Times. A dozen… Read More
Opinion
Kobach: Here’s what universities should do to students and staff who try to silence free speech(Daily Caller News Foundation) – There was a time when college campuses were bastions of free speech and open discourse. Unfortunately, on many campuses that golden age is long gone. Read More
Government
Arizona GOP lawmakers hint at university budget cuts over free speech concerns(The Center Square) – Arizona Republican lawmakers are reconsidering appropriations toward public universities in the state, specifically citing free speech concerns at Arizona State University. The Joint Legislative Ad Hoc Committee… Read More
Opinion
The root cause of the insanity on college campuses is older than you may think(The Daily Signal) – Americans are finally catching on that the oppressor-oppressed narrative being taught in our schools and universities is not a conspiracy theory disseminated by conservatives. It’s real. Jewish students… Read More
Culture
University will fund students’ abortions after petition from socialist group(Daily Caller) – Wesleyan University will cover abortion-related costs for students beginning in the fall 2023 semester, according to WTNH. The Connecticut school will pay the cost of an abortion… Read More