Foreign student athletes could lose visas over endorsement deals
Foreign student athletes could have their visa status revoked for accepting “Name, Image and Likeness” deals while studying in the United States. Read more
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LGBT identification linked to social pressure, political scientist finds
The increase in young adults identifying as homosexual or transgender is likely due to social pressures and political ideology, according to a University of London political scientist. Read more
Former Ed Secretary Betsy DeVos: ‘I don’t think the Department of Education should exist’
“I don’t think the Department of Education should exist.” That according to former U.S. Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, who served under President Donald Trump from 2017 through January 2021. Read more
Oxford University Press announces new Dictionary of African American English
The Oxford University Press this week announced creation of a new Dictionary of African American English project that will catalog the speech of America’s black residents throughout the nation’s history. Read more
Journalism professor suggests young reporters fabricate stories because of racism, high standards
In a long Twitter thread on Thursday, a Marquette University assistant professor of journalism suggested young reporters may fabricate stories because newspaper journalism standards are too high and because minority reporters might feel racism on the job. Read more
University STEM program excludes white and Asian males, complaint alleges
The U.S. Department of Education continues to allow the University of Cincinnati to discriminate against white and Asian males in its newly worded “Undergraduates Pursuing Research and Science Program,” according to a longtime economics scholar. Read more
‘Checking privilege in the animal kingdom’: Biologists investigate animal ‘inequality’
“Squirrel privilege is real.” “Checking Privilege in the Animal Kingdom.” “Even Hermit Crabs Have Wealth Inequality.” Read more
China finds new ways to infiltrate American universities as Confucius Institutes close: report
Even though 104 of the 118 Confucius Institutes on American college campuses have been shut down, the Chinese government is finding new ways to infiltrate higher education in the United States, according to a new report by the National Association of Scholars. Read more
Texas A&M receives $50 million for new entrepreneurship program
Students at Texas A&M university who want to study entrepreneurship and business development will have more opportunities to do so thanks to a $50 million donation. Read more
West Point teaches cadets CRT, public records reveal
Cadets at the United States Military Academy at West Point were instructed through several training sessions about critical race theory, according to documents and slides obtained through public records requests. Read more
