EXCLUSIVE — Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX) introduced two bills this week aimed at stripping students who…
Tag: Higher Education
Six new laws that go into effect in Maryland today
Many new laws are set to take effect in Maryland on Monday. From alcohol delivery to…
Biden administration freezes student loan repayments following court rulings
After federal judges in Kansas and Missouri sided in favor of Republican attorneys general by blocking parts…
Virginia Foxx demands answers from George Mason University over law professor’s alleged sexual misconduct
EXCLUSIVE — Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, is demanding…
Pro-Palestinian campus protests organized by groups with terrorism ties: Report
EXCLUSIVE — The pro-Palestinian protests and encampments that wreaked havoc over universities across the country this…
University tax-exempt status under threat after semester of campus antisemitism
House Republicans are eyeing the tax-exempt status of universities as a way to ensure administrators will…
Online course provider launches AI plagiarism detection tool
Online course provider Coursera is launching a tool to detect whether students used artificial intelligence to…
North Dakota looks to clamp down on professor tenure after legislative failure
The North Dakota Board of Higher Education is looking to rein in professor tenure, particularly at…
UCLA medical school paid first-year students to write left-wing course requirements
EXCLUSIVE — The University of California, Los Angeles medical school solicited first-year medical students for a…
Academics called to strike at UCLA and UC Davis over campus protest response
The labor union that represents thousands of academic employees in the University of California school system…
College admissions expected to drop in the fall after first-time increase since pandemic
Overall undergraduate enrollment increased by 2.5% for the spring 2024 semester, the first time enrollment in…
Northwestern vows new antisemitism task force after old one disbanded over protests
Northwestern University President Michael Schill vowed on Thursday to recreate a school antisemitism task force after…
MIT quietly changes website after civil rights complaint
A race- and gender-exclusive program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said it now accepts applicants…
Rick Scott warns colleges to address antisemitism or risk losing all federal funds
EXCLUSIVE — Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) released an open letter to university presidents on Tuesday expressing…
Northwestern University has taken $1 billion in foreign money from Qatar and others since 2007: Report
Northwestern University has taken at least $1 billion from foreign funders, including Qatar and Saudi Arabia,…
Federal higher ed proposal saves taxpayers $185B by 2033: Analysis
(The Center Square) – Taxpayers could save $185 billion over the next decade through a federal…
Taxpayer-funded Truman Scholarship has massive anti-conservative bias, lawmaker says
EXCLUSIVE — Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, threatened…
Biden invokes race in speech at Morehouse College graduation
President Joe Biden spoke at the Morehouse College graduation ceremony on Sunday, discussing race and the…
Harvard enters agreement with protesters, ending encampment
Harvard University came to an agreement with its encamped pro-Palestinian protesters on Tuesday, negotiating the end…
Two Virginia universities scrap DEI requirements after Youngkin audit
Two public universities in Virginia have scrapped their planned diversity, equity, and inclusion requirements after a…