Opinion
Itâs up to the American people to fix higher education(The Daily Signal) â American institutions of higher education wonât reform on their own. The recent explosion of antisemitism on college campuses has made many Americansâincluding high-profile donorsâturn against modern academia. Read More
Culture
Plagued by plagiarism scandal, Harvard’s political donations now flood to this political party(The Center Square) â As Harvard faces increasing pressure to fire its embattled president, the university’s insular culture and one-sided politics are under the microscope. So far in the 2024… Read More
Culture
Equal opportunity, not equal outcomes: Gov. Stitt bans DEI at Oklahoma universitiesOklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt signed an executive order Wednesday restricting DEI activity in higher education. âIn Oklahoma, weâre going to encourage equal opportunity, rather than promising equal outcomes,â Stitt said… Read More
Culture
House Committee opens investigation into antisemitism at elite universities after âabsolutely unacceptableâ testimony(Daily Caller New Foundation) â The House Committee on Education and the Workforce opened an investigation Thursday into Harvard University, the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) and the Massachusetts Institute of… Read More
Culture
Over 90% of gender studies majors at Ivy League university received Aâs(Daily Caller News Foundation) â An Ivy League report revealed that over 90% of women and gender studies majors receive A grades, according to Yale Daily News. The proportion of… Read More
Culture
âEveryoneâs concernedâ: Harvard is worried about losing more longtime donors after response to Hamas attack(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Harvard University is concerned about losing more donors after its response to the Israel-Hamas conflict, according to The Harvard Crimson. Many donors publicly cut ties with… Read More
Government
Arizona GOP lawmakers hint at university budget cuts over free speech concerns(The Center Square) â 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
Culture
Dept. of Education threatens to pull funding from colleges over antisemitic activity(The Center Square) â The U.S. Department of Education is investigating several colleges and universities over reports of antisemitic activity. The federal agency said allowing that kind of behavior could… Read More
Public Education
Iowa universities told to pull back DEI functions(The Center Square) â The Iowa Board of Regents called for the state’s three public universities to review the diversity, equity and inclusion programs, also known as DEI, and eliminate… Read More
Christian Schools
Faithful Catholic colleges see âunprecedentedâ enrollment numbers, financial support(The Daily Signal) â As most collegiate institutions grapple with disappointing enrollment, a slew of faithful Catholic colleges are reporting surprising enrollment numbers and financial support. Their success is heralded by… Read More
Opinion
Congress must end federal handouts to radicalized academia(The Daily Signal) â In recent weeks, Americans have been shocked by widespread student protests and statements by professors from colleges and universities that support violence against Israel. Read More
Public Education
Stanford sit-in demands university condemns Israel and supports terrorist organization ÂAbout 20 Stanford students are three weeks into an anti-Israel sit-in, having sent a list of demands to the administration. On Oct. 20, an estimated 1,000 students attended an anti-Israel… Read More
Government
Senate passes resolution condemning student groups for ârepugnantâ rhetoric supporting Hamas attacks on Israel(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The Senate voted Thursday to approve a resolution introduced by Republican Josh Hawley of Missouri that condemned antisemitism and the ârepugnantâ rhetoric of pro-Hamas supporters… Read More
Public Education
Anti-Israel demonstrators harass Jewish students in library of Cooper Union college(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Jewish students at the prestigious Cooper Union college in New York City huddled in a library as pro-Palestine protesters tried to breach the entrance. The… Read More
Culture
Here are university donors pulling their support after schools initially failed to condemn Hamas(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Many billionaires, business moguls and university alumni are withdrawing their support from Ivy League universities after school administrators and students failed to strongly condemn the… Read More
Public Education
Oklahoma lawmaker says DEI is destroying higher education(The Center Square) â Oklahoma’s universities spend millions on diversity, equity, and inclusion requirements, and one lawmaker said he wants to do something about it. Sen. Rob Standridge, R-Norman, called… Read More
Public Education
Florida universities must investigate student protests for criminal âantisemitic activities,â chancellor says(The Daily Signal) â Floridaâs chancellor of the State University System is calling on university presidents to investigate whether pro-Palestinian student protests have included criminal âacts of antisemitism.â He said that… Read More
Culture
Donors pulling money from universities that refuse to condemn Hamas terrorist attacks on IsraelÂInfluential donors are severing ties with esteemed universities over their tolerance for students openly supporting the Hamas terrorist organization. The Wexner Foundation, a respected philanthropic entity focusing on Jewish leadership,… Read More
Culture
Exclusive: Doctor asked for grant to study trans hormones on rats, admits âsevere lackâ of research, emails show(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Dr. Walid Farhat, a professor of Urology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, applied in April for a grant to study the impact of cross-sex hormones… Read More
Public Education
University of Florida president blasts âelite academiaâ over pro-terror statements on college campusesUniversity of Florida President Ben Sasse strongly condemned the support of Hamas emanating from college campuses nationwide, warning his own students that violence and vandalism will not be tolerated. “I… Read More