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Texas public university won’t fund professor’s travel to DEI-forward event
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (487+ words) University of North Texas says event organizer supports deferential treatment of ‘people on the basis of race, color or ethnicity‘ The University of North Texas recently refused to fund a journalism professor’s participation in an upcoming academic conference, stating that…...
California professor wins permanent victory against DEI policies at Bakersfield College
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (411+ words) Daymon Johnson / Institute for Free Speech Professor’s anti-DEI views protected by First Amendment, court rules A federal judge in California has issued a permanent order protecting Bakersfield College History Professor Daymon Johnson from punishment for refusing to endorse “diversity, equity,…...
Judge again upholds Ohio’s anti-DEI law
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (393+ words) Gavel on a desk in a courtroom or legal setting; Morakot Kawinchan/Canva Pro Affirms professor does not have right to DEI programming A federal judge again upheld the legality of Ohio’s anti-DEI law for public universities. Professor Darryl Rice…...
Hispanics-only program draws civil rights complaint against USC, Loyola Marymount University
6+ day, 19+ hour ago (279+ words) University of Southern California / Ganna Tokolova, Shutterstock A Hispanics-only program hosted at the University of Southern California and Loyola Marymount University has drawn a federal civil rights complaint. The Equal Protection Project filed the complaint to the Education Department’s Office…...
College sex imbalance is ruining higher education, expert says
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (607+ words) Inez Stepman next to the new Heritage Foundation book; Independent Women's Forum; Heritage Foundation/Encounter Books “Women generally prefer not to attend schools where the sex ratio is too skewed in their favor, or an institution where they’re on the…...
U. Nevada Reno department merger will study social life via ‘intersectional, decolonial, humanistic’ lens
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (282+ words) A ‘place where rigorous social research and critical, decolonial scholarship’ will occur At the beginning of this month, the University of Nevada Reno merged its sociology department and Department of Gender, Race, and Identity to form the Department of Sociology…...
Florida Board of Governors approves new UF president criticized over past DEI support
1+ week, 4+ day ago (200+ words) Former University of Alabama President Stuart Bell; University of Florida The Florida Board of Governors on Wednesday voted to approve Stuart Bell as president of the University of Florida despite criticisms lodged against him. Some education watchdogs had questioned whether…...
MIT pauses legally questionable minority reporting fellowship
2+ week, 11+ hour ago (656+ words) A screenshot of the Sharon Begley Reporting Fellowship; STAT News University disavows third-party listing that used language from school’s own website The Massachusetts Institute of Technology does not plan to offer a reporting fellowship this year that privileges non-white applicants....
Frat house feud: Stanford blocks historic landmark recognition for Sigma Chi’s civil rights site
2+ week, 2+ day ago (684+ words) Former Sigma Chi at Stanford University / Alpha Omega House Corp. Stanford University is facing backlash for rejecting both state and federal recognition of a house it owns on campus that formerly honored Kenny Washington, who became the first student of…...
Preserving America: Scholars argue for mandatory college civics
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1228+ words) Declaration of Independence painting by John Trumbull; Wikimedia Commons Higher ed reform group calls for mandatory civics class for all college students A higher education reform group is calling for a nationwide requirement that every college student complete a semester-long…...