Courts
Notre Dame professor sues student newspaper for covering her abortion promotion(The Daily Signal) – A pro-abortion Notre Dame professor is suing the student newspaper that reported on her inflammatory abortion remarks,… Read More
Courts
SCOTUS decision will have little effect on Kansas college admissions(The Sentinel) – A Supreme Court decision in late June will have little effect on college admissions in Kansas according to the Kansas Board of Regents. On June… Read More
Courts
More Black Americans support SCOTUS’ affirmative action ruling than oppose it, poll reveals(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A plurality of black Americans support the Supreme Court’s decision last month that struck down race-based admission policies at colleges, according to a YouGov/The… Read More
Public Education
‘We are concerned’: California professors frustrated over university system’s revised math standards(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Professors in California are staging a quiet protest against a new admissions policy they say leaves students unprepared for college-level math courses, according to… Read More
Culture
Penn State calls ‘whiteness’ a mental health issue, new lawsuit allegesWhen a Penn State professor complained about discrimination for being white, he says he was told “there is a problem with the white race,” and he “might have mental… Read More
Culture
Professor threatens suit after allegedly being fired for teaching sex is determined biologically with X and Y chromosomesA college professor in Texas is threatening to sue a community college after he was allegedly terminated because he taught that sex is determined by biology during a biology… Read More
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College professor sues after school administrator threatens ‘slaughterhouse’ for conservatives over DEIA California college professor is suing a college district and a raft of administrators for interfering with his right to free speech and academic freedom. Daymon Johnson, who… Read More
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University of Delaware settles class-action suit over campus shutdownThe University of Delaware has agreed to pay over $6 million to settle a lawsuit over the 2020 campus shutdown that ended in person classes because of Covid-19. Read More
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Minnesota backs off anti-Christian provision for colleges, for nowFollowing backlash and a lawsuit, a new law that would bar Christian colleges and universities in Minnesota from using statements of faith for student of certain courses won’t be… Read More
Culture
WWII vet finally walks graduation stage 80 years after earning degreeAfter 80 years of waiting, a WWII veteran walked across the stage to officially be handed the diploma he earned in 1943. Fred Taylor was a senior at… Read More
Culture
New York professor shouts profanities at pro-life students, calls them ‘violent’ before knocking their pamphlets to the floorA viral video shows a New York professor unleashing a profanity-laced tirade against two students sharing pro-life literature, claiming their table was “violent” and a… Read More
Public Education
Texas follows Florida in ditching diversity offices at public colleges and universitiesThe Texas state House voted 83-60 to get rid of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) offices at colleges and universities supported by the state. The bill, SB 17,… Read More
Culture
The UW School of Medicine scrubs website of discriminatory program following complaint(Do No Harm) – The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has opened an investigation into a discriminatory program at the University of… Read More
Culture
NY Gov. Kathy Hochul signs bill mandating abortion pills be available on college campuses(Daily Caller) – Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a legislation package on Tuesday that will require public universities provide abortion pills on campus, according to her press… Read More
Government
Texas Senate approves ban on college, university faculty tenure(The Center Square) – The Texas Senate passed a bill to ban higher education institutions in Texas from implementing tenure, a lifetime contract, with employees. The bill… Read More
Public Education
West Virginia University makes COVID-era “test-optional” policy permanentWest Virginia University announced applicants can continue to opt-out of taking entrance tests, making its pandemic “test-optional” policy permanent.WVU’s move is part of an emerging, nationwide trend away from… Read More
Culture
University of Minnesota professors retract ‘false, misleading’ research characterizing their school as racistA trio of Minnesota professors retracted their research article on “structural racism” at their university due to its false and misleading claims.The article,published in Health Services Research,… Read More
Culture
North Dakota governor signs bathroom law designating public facilities as male or femaleGov. Doug Burgum signed a bill restricting the use of certain public bathrooms, locker rooms, and related facilities to male or female.According to the bill’s official summary, it… Read More
Culture
The University of Kansas School of Medicine partners with California school to promote far-left anti-racism program(Do No Harm) – The KU Medical Center (KUMC) at the University of Kansas School of Medicine (KUSOM) has teamed up with UC San Francisco (UCSF) in a program… Read More
Government
Texas Senate passes bill that would ban higher education institutions from implementing DEI policies(The Center Square) – The Texas Senate passed a bill that would ban diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies in public higher education institutions.The bill passed along party… Read More