Culture
‘Indoctrination’: Annual study finds cultural icons, Marxism, gender theories in college classroomsStudents beginning their college careers may learn cultural analysis from Bad Bunny, Beyoncé and Taylor Swift, alongside some Marxist theory and gender studies, according to a new report. Young America’s Foundation… Read More
Public Education
Gov. Abbott pushes Texas colleges to offer three-year bachelor’s degreesTexas could soon offer students a faster path to a bachelor’s degree if Gov. Greg Abbott’s latest higher education proposal moves forward. Abbott, a Republican seeking an… Read More
Government
US Department of Education announces college accreditation reformThe U.S. Department of Education is proposing new college accreditation policies aimed at reducing woke ideology and promoting student achievement, but accreditation agencies are already pushing back. Read More
Public Education
Pentagon notifies 30 universities of foreign relations audit(The Center Square) – The Pentagon has notified 30 higher education institutions that they must review their academic and research ties to foreign entities or risk losing federal funding. Read More
Courts
Judge says lawsuit accusing universities of inflating tuition can proceedA federal judge will let four current and former students move forward with a lawsuit accusing 32 elite universities of working together to raise tuition through early decision admissions. U.S. District Judge… Read More
Courts
College student seeks scholarships in lawsuit, petitions SCOTUS to overturn religious discrimination decisionThe U.S. Supreme Court may have the chance to overturn a 2004 decision that blocked scholarship funds for students with religious majors thanks to a new petition. The latest case involves a college student in Virginia who lost funding when she switched her… Read More
Culture
Faithful Christian ministry celebrates 80 years at the southern border, teaching Spanish-speaking pastors, missionariesA historic Bible institute in the Texas Rio Grande Valley is celebrating 80 years of training pastors, missionaries and Christian educators. The ministry began as a megaphone and… Read More
Politics
New report: Dems rule Ivy League governing bodiesTwo-thirds of those in charge of Ivy League schools are from one political party, and just 1 in 10 are from the other. The Buckley Institute, a… Read More
Courts
Fifth Circuit upholds Texas instate tuition ban for illegal foreign national students(The Center Square) – Nearly one year after a lower court ruled that Texas universities providing in-state tuition to illegal foreign nationals was illegal, the Fifth Circuit Court of… Read More
Public Education
Florida bans illegal immigrants from state collegesFlorida will no longer let illegal immigrants enroll in its 28 state colleges. The State Board of Education approved the rule June 30. Read More
Public Education
WATCH: Report says more US families are saving for college(The Center Square) – As taxpayers continue subsidizing higher education and student loan debt at $1.8 trillion, more American families are planning and saving for college, according to a… Read More
Culture
1 in 3 UC Berkeley law students say they have psychological disabilitiesMore than one-third of students at the University of California, Berkeley School of Law receive disability accommodations, and nearly all of them cite mental health or attention issues, according to a… Read More
Opinion
Victor Davis Hanson: Why America’s universities are falling apart(The Daily Signal) – There’s been a lot of news lately about the university’s higher education crisis, and universities are now competing for students rather than students competing with each other to… Read More
Culture
Australian academic criticized for using AI to write newspaper articleAn Australian academic is facing backlash after using artificial intelligence to write a newspaper opinion article. Cath Ellis, professor and pro vice-chancellor of… Read More
Public Education
WATCH: Trump Dept. of Education to encourage colleges to mergeThe Trump administration expects many colleges to merge over the next decade, reflecting trends of higher costs and a shrinking pool of potential students. Department of Education Under… Read More
Public Education
Even California academics want to reverse wokeness(The Daily Signal) – The fruits of another woke revolution are here—and even California academics are fed up. In May 2020, weeks into the nation’s shutdown and… Read More
Culture
Canvas defends paying off hackers who disrupted online university platformCanvas operator Instructure paid a ransom to hackers after a cyberattack disrupted colleges and universities during finals week and threatened to expose private user data. Hackers tied to the group ShinyHunters claimed they obtained… Read More
Public Education
Stunning Texas study: College prep courses may be ‘setting students up for failure’College prep courses may actually hinder students’ preparation for higher education – the opposite of what they promise, a recent study concludes. “While English and math college prep courses have… Read More
Culture
Spiritual awakening breaks out at Florida university, drawing comparisons to AsburyWhat began as an annual three-day worship conference has turned into a week-long season of continual prayer, praise and confession for students at Southeastern University in Lakeland, Florida, drawing comparisons to the… Read More
Culture
Catholic bishops rebuke Notre Dame’s liberal appointees amid university mission-driftCatholic bishops across the U.S. have joined students and professors at the University of Notre Dame to oppose the recent promotion of a liberal, pro-abortion professor to a top position at the university. Notre Dame announced last month… Read More