Culture
Meta’s Facebook stifles college course on the dangers of MarxismMeta shut down a page on Facebook run by a prominent conservative college after the school posted a course teaching about the “economic failure, ghastly atrocities, and untold human… Read More
Public Education
Kentucky latest university to slash DEI office(The Center Square) – Fall classes begin next week at the University of Kentucky, and as students make their way back to the state’s flagship institution in Lexington, they’ll… Read More
Public Education
Colleges still cutting offerings as pre-COVID enrollment decline continuesColleges and universities have announced more cuts to programs and majors, continuing a trend that pre-dated COVID-19 and shows no signs of stopping. The Associated Press … Read More
Public Education
Columbia deans finally resign after antisemitic message exchange during meetingThree deans at Columbia University finally tendered their resignations two months after they were caught exchanging antisemitic texts during a panel discussion on campus life for Jews. The… Read More
Public Education
University of Missouri ditches DEI, joins dash to excellence in educationThe University of Missouri system (UM) is ending its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs, as states around the country dial back DEI in favor of results-based education. Read More
Public Education
Med school quietly scrubs race-based criteria following complaint(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A prominent medical school silently removed a race requirement from a National Institute of Health (NIH)-funded research program on its website following an October… Read More
Public Education
Plans to regulate distance education raises concerns over continued innovation, accessThe Biden administration has announced plans to increase oversight over distance education, prompting educational experts to warn it will only hinder online programs’ access and flexibility for students. Read More
Public Education
AP test scores double in some subjects in so-called ‘recalibration’What came first, the chicken or the egg? That seems to be the question with the College Board “recalibrating” Advanced Placement (AP) test scores in the midst of… Read More
Public Education
Reform, challenges ahead for public higher ed system in Wisconsin(The Center Square) – Declining high school graduates in the state, flat or decreasing enrollment, and reliance on student tuition dollars are chief concerns for a study committee on… Read More
Culture
Elite university settles lawsuit with Jewish students over alleged campus antisemitism(Daily Caller News Foundation) – New York University (NYU) settled a lawsuit Tuesday with Jewish students over claims that the university did not protect them from antisemitism on campus. Read More
Culture
Columbia University removes deans caught sending texts with ‘antisemitic tropes’(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Columbia University removed three deans from their positions after they were caught sending text messages that touched on “antisemitic tropes” during a campus event… Read More
Public Education
Colleges ‘robbing’ liberal students by having their views go unchallenged, says Princeton profPrestigious universities are overwhelmingly liberal by virtually every measure, but they are failing to produce many students who can think critically and articulate opposing viewpoints. In fact, conservative… Read More
Government
FAFSA debacle sparks Congressional action(The Center Square) – Congressional Republicans are pushing new legislation this week in the House and Senate to force the Biden administration to fix the FAFSA process after ongoing… Read More
Public Education
Gallup poll: Only 36% of Americans have confidence in higher educationConfidence in higher education continues its decade-long plunge among Americans, according to the latest major public opinion poll. The Gallup survey on four-year colleges conducted in June… Read More
Courts
Legal organization sues Northwestern University for alleged anti-white discrimination(Daily Caller News Foundation) – America First Legal (AFL) is suing Northwestern University and Northwestern University Law Review for allegedly discriminating against white men. Northwestern University “discriminat[ed] against… Read More
Christian Schools
Religious university grads lead more fulfilling lives, new research revealsGraduates of Catholic universities report greater satisfaction in life, a new survey finds. The study, commissioned by St. Mary’s University (SMU) and conducted by… Read More
Public Education
Foreign aid, student loan forgiveness behind massive increase in deficit estimate, CBO says(Daily Caller News Foundation) – America’s debt is growing faster than previously expected, largely due to actions taken by the Biden administration and recent legislation, according to the Congressional… Read More
Culture
Catholic college president condemns cancel culture after Harrison Butker’s speechThe mission of Catholic higher education, which goes back centuries, fundamentally opposes cancel culture. That’s according to President Stephen Minnis of Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas, where Chiefs… Read More
Government
Pennsylvania’s education reform legislative recap(The Center Square) – Both legislative chambers left town this week after advancing sweeping educational reforms likely to wind up – in some form – woven into the state… Read More
Culture
New York college promotes ‘gender-affirming’ sneezing lessons to mimic opposite sex(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A college in New York will launch a program in the spring 2025 semester designed to teach “gender-diverse individuals” how to sneeze, cough and… Read More