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
Public Education
Duke lifts pro-Palestine group’s suspension over anti-Zionist imageryDuke University has reinstated a pro-Palestine student group after suspending it over a social media graphic that critics called antisemitic. Duke suspended Students for Justice in Palestine… Read More
Culture
Harvard institutes new policies after rampant grade inflation among Ivy League schoolsAfter accusations of racism and unfairness from students, Harvard University has approved a grade cap aimed at curbing grade inflation and better distinguishing the highest academic performers. Read More
Opinion
The accreditation racket: how to return standards to college accreditation(The Daily Signal) – On the campaign trail, then-candidate Donald Trump called college accreditation a “secret weapon” that he planned to use in his efforts to reform universities. Read More
Public Education
Penn State College Republicans call for action after poster threatens ICE agentsCollege Republicans at Penn State University are calling for university action after a poster found on campus called for the deaths of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. The… Read More
Government
Minnesota university gives students whistles to alert peers of suspected ICE activityThe University of Minnesota’s Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies department is promoting free whistles for students to use to warn others about what it calls “suspected ICE activity” near campus. Read More
Culture
One dead, another critically wounded in Kentucky State University shootingOne person is dead and another was critically wounded in a shooting at Kentucky State University Tuesday. A suspect, identified as Jacob Lee… Read More
Public Education
College students fail basic math, English skills thanks to grade inflationAmerican college students can’t solve basic math problems or write grammatical sentences, forcing some students to enroll in college classes that teach elementary-school concepts, according to a… Read More
Public Education
Nearly 10% of freshmen can’t do middle-school math, university reportsA shocking percentage of California college students don’t grasp middle-school math concepts, one university concluded. The University of California San Diego reported 12% of its incoming freshmen require remedial math courses, with… Read More
Culture
How pro-trans activists cancel doctor education courses that raise doubts about ‘gender-affirming care’(The Daily Signal) – Doctors must take continuing medical education courses to maintain their licenses, and transgender activists took objection to one of these courses, leading a nationwide institution… Read More
Public Education
President of major Texas University to resign after backlash over gender ideology(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Texas A&M University president Mark Welsh is stepping down after national outrage erupted over a student at the university getting kicked out of class… Read More
Government
University of Kentucky adopts viewpoint neutrality stance to comply with new state lawThe University of Kentucky adopted an institutional neutrality policy last week to comply with House Bill 4, a new state law restricting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives at… Read More
Culture
NY college offering $10,000 anti-capitalist course called ‘How to Steal’At The New School, a private college in Manhattan, New York, students can take a four-credit sociology seminar titled “How to Steal.” The course costs more than $10,000… Read More
Public Education
University of Wisconsin suspends Students for Justice in Palestine chapterThe University of Wisconsin-Madison has suspended the campus chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) following an investigation into its disruption of an April event featuring former U.S. Read More
Public Education
‘Determined to indoctrinate students’: Boston University’s course promoting ‘reproductive justice’ raises concernsBoston University will offer a course this fall teaching social work students to promote “reproductive justice” by focusing on “bodily autonomy.” The “Reproductive Justice… Read More
Culture
Stanford removes DEI from portions of website(The Center Square) – Stanford University has removed diversity, equity and inclusion content from portions of its website, including the school’s “About” page, which no longer has any reference… Read More
Public Education
University of California workers continue to strike(The Center Square) – Almost 60,000 University of California health care and service workers continued to strike Thursday throughout the state. The UC employees are represented by two… Read More
Opinion
Why college students have trouble reading(The Daily Signal) – We have a national reading problem in the U.S. The widespread lament over the further decline in children’s reading scores underscores the failure of our country’s… Read More
Public Education
‘Hostile environment’: University failed To address hundreds of complaints alleging harassment of Jewish students(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Department of Education announced Thursday that it resolved several complaints with Rutgers University regarding how the school handled harassment of Jewish students. Read More
Public Education
Idaho latest state to ban DEI in higher education(The Center Square) – The Idaho State Board of Education has approved a ban on DEI ideology in higher education in its commitment to “the success of every student.”… Read More