Public Education
Maine public university gender studies prof to teach course about bathroomsA public university in Maine will offer a course about bathrooms in the new year, taught by a gender studies professor. University of Maine at Augusta is offering the… Read More
Public Education
Massachusetts public university lists student-athletes’ pronouns on team biosAt Bridgewater State University, player bios for student-athletes now include preferred pronouns. Student-athletes on the 20 teams at the NCAA Division 3 Massachusetts university have their preferred pronouns… Read More
Culture
George Mason profs demand end to pro-Hamas activity(The Daily Signal) – Almost 20 professors at George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School sent a letter urging the school’s president to crack down on… Read More
Public Education
Idaho joins other red states in dealing crippling blow to DEI bureaucrats’ stranglehold on public universities(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Idaho State Board of Education voted to approve a measure banning diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives at all public universities in the… Read More
Public Education
Delaware university failed to disclose professor’s ties to Chinese government while accepting federal research funds(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The University of Delaware (UD) reached a settlement agreement with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) after allegedly failing to disclose a professor’s… Read More
Government
Major university accreditor retreats from plans to scrap DEI after complaints from blue state schools(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) announced Monday it will not follow through with removing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) requirements from… Read More
Culture
Smith College to offer course titled ‘White Supremacy in the age of Trump’A private women’s liberal arts college in Massachusetts will offer a course titled “White Supremacy in the Age of Trump” in the spring 2025 semester. Smith College, located in Northampton, Massachusetts, is offering… Read More
Public Education
Conservative college faculty hide political views more often, report finds(The Center Square) – Faculty from two Pennsylvania universities participated in a survey on the state of free speech and self-censorship. The results reveal growing concerns about academic… Read More
Culture
Female student who exposed pro-trans policy discusses woke underbelly of all-women Catholic collegeWhy did an all-female Catholic college try to admit men pretending to be women? Even Macy Gunnell, who led a boycott to stop the insanity, can’t explain the… Read More
Government
Dept. of Ed. boasts ‘FAFSA form is working’ after months of frustration for familiesThe Education Department says it’s “proud” that the FAFSA form is working – following its disastrous years-long rollout that led to mass frustration for families and bipartisan backlash from… Read More
Public Education
New UMich policy prohibits diversity statements from faculty hiring processes(The Center Square) – The University of Michigan is prohibiting diversity statements from faculty hiring after a recommendation by a committee, although the same committee also proposed a rejected… Read More
Government
Trump unlikely to forgive student loans, may initiate other higher ed reformsPresident-elect Trump is expected to reverse the Biden administration’s efforts to forgive students loans, but other higher education reforms Trump may be planning are unknown. Once he takes… Read More
Public Education
California accreditor wants to ax DEI requirements(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) is considering removing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) language from its accreditation standards. The accreditor… Read More
Public Education
Hillsdale students write 4,000 thank-you cards in stark contrast to Yale’s ‘Transgiving’(The Center Square) – While some schools across the nation hosted meagerly-attended “Transgivings” around Thanksgiving time, students at Hillsdale College wrote over 4,000 thank-you cards on the school’s annual… Read More
Public Education
College closures expected to skyrocket as Americans turn away from higher education(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Annual college closures may increase as enrollment at higher education institutions continues to decline, according to a Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia report. 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… Read More
Opinion
How I led the successful fight to bar trans ‘women’ from my all-female college(The Daily Signal) – A year ago this month, I was able to rid my left-wing college of liberal gender ideology. In January, President-elect Donald Trump and the Republican Party… Read More
Public Education
Liberal professors meltdown, cancel classes after Trump’s winProfessors at publicly-funded universities are cancelling classes, going into “recluse mode” and lashing out at Christians following Donald Trump’s resounding election win. Jason Burrow of the University of… Read More
Public Education
Masked attackers target Jewish students on DePaul University campus(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Masked assailants injured two Jewish students in a targeted attack Wednesday afternoon on the campus of DePaul University in Chicago, according to an official. Read More
Politics
93% of college profs’ political donations went to Democrats in 2022A new analysis shows 9 in every 10 college professors who make political donations do so to Democrats. Education Freedom Institute’s (EFI) newest… Read More