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… 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
Public Education
âAs many transitions as I couldâ: Cornell funds âgender affirming repository of clothingâ for trans students(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Cornell University funds a âLife Transitions Closet,â which provides students with âgender-affirming clothes,â according to the universityâs website. Five âmini-grantsâ amounting to $1,000 each are… Read More
Opinion
Op-ed: How the Marxist left captured higher education(The Daily Signal) â The mission of a university is to discover truth and transmit that essential knowledge to future generations. That has been achieved by what we call in… Read More
Public Education
Miami of Ohio cuts gender studies, CRT majors, citing low enrollmentMiami University of Ohio has announced itâs cutting a number of low enrollment majors, including women, gender and sexuality studies and race and ethnic studies. The announcement comes as the… Read More
Courts
âLegally permissible waysâ: Biden admin doubles down on higher ed âdiversityâ despite Supreme Court ruling(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The Department of Education (ED) released a report Thursday advising colleges and universities on ways to increase âdiversityâ after the Supreme Courtâs recent ruling against… Read More
Culture
Virginia Tech DEI directorâs effort to oppose pro-Youngkin school board candidates may have crossed a line(The Daily Signal) â A diversity, equity, and inclusion officer at a leading university in southwestern Virginia may have violated her schoolâs policy by using work… Read More
Public Education
Free speech suffering at many top universities across the country(The Center Square) â Tensions over free speech have been intensifying on college campuses across the United States. From campus speakers to what professors can and cannot say, more speech… Read More
Public Education
Florida approves Classic Learning Test as alternative to SAT and ACTFloridaâs Board of Governors has officially approved the Classic Learning Test (CLT) for use as a college entrance exam. The 17-member board, which governs Floridaâs… Read More
Public Education
Colleges crack down on use of AI in classrooms after dozens of cheating students reportedCollege professors across the country are working to âChatGPT-proofâ their assignments after educators reported âdozensâ of cheating students. Timothy Main, a writing professor at Conestoga College in Canada, said the… Read More
Culture
Gender clinicâs services for kids include transgender hormone therapy and surgery referrals(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Employees at M Health Fairview were given paperwork to inform them of new transgender policies, including offering cross-sex hormones and surgery referrals to children and… Read More
Culture
KU professor falsely claims Indian descent, says Chief of Shawnee Tribe(The Sentinel) â A University of Kansas professor who claims to be of Indian descent is falsifying his ancestry, according to Shawnee Tribe Chief Ben Barnes. KU History Professor… Read More
Courts
âDiscriminatory and indefensibleâ: Appeals court sides with conservative students in college poster policy case(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied Clovis Community Collegeâs appeal Thursday to overturn a preliminary injunction against its poster policy, saying… Read More
Culture
University of Chicago offers course on âqueering Godâ(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The University of Chicago (UChicago) is offering a course entitled âQueering God,â according to the universityâs 2023-24 course catalog. The course is… Read More
Culture
Report: UW-Madison race-based hiring program likely unconstitutional(The Center Square) â Race-based admissions at the University of Wisconsin-Madison may not be the only thing changing in the wake of a Supreme Court decision on affirmative action. A… Read More
Public Education
Some universities plan to eliminate minority scholarships after SCOTUS ban on using race in admissions(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Some universities are seeking to eliminate scholarships for minorities after the Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action banned using race in admissions decisions. The legality… Read More
Courts
Affirmative action struck down: U.S. Supreme Court rules against race-based admissions by Harvard, University of North CarolinaIn a highly anticipated ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court found Thursday that the race-based admissions policies of Harvard and the University of North Carolina violate the Constitution. The 6-3 ruling… Read More
Public Education
Report: Most Washington colleges offer poor reading teacher training programs(The Center Square) â Washington’s universities got the equivalent of a bad report card in a new study released by the National Council on Teacher Quality evaluating 700 teacher training… Read More