Lawmakers propose tapping academics for $94 million ‘environmental justice committee’
Three members of Congress proposed a federal committee that would cooperate with academia in studying environmental justice
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2+2=5? Bill Gates funnels $1 MILLION to push ‘math is racist’ narrative
With $1 million of support from the Gates Foundation, universities and local governments are bringing “anti-racism” to mathematics.
Columbia University joins Ivy League opposition to fossil fuels
Columbia University announced it has halted investments in fossil fuel companies.
US House passes ‘Equality Act.’ Religious conservatives warn it’s ‘conscience-crushing.’
Members of Congress officially reintroduced the “Equality Act” on February 18.
Utah lawmakers seek to close remaining Confucius Institutes
Utah House Joint Resolution 8 would close the last remaining Confucius Institutes in the state, at the University of Utah and Southern Utah University.
Penn requires all sophomores to shell out for expensive dining plan – whether they need it or not
The University of Pennsylvania is forcing all rising sophomores to purchase $4,000 dining plans beginning in the fall of 2021.
Utopian dream? UVA student gov wants ‘community gardens’ instead of fossil fuels
Student government members at the University of Virginia passed legislation endorsing a call for the school to “divest” from fossil fuel investments.
Mississippi legislature passes ‘Fairness Act’ to ban trans athletes from women’s sports
The Mississippi state legislature passed a bill to ban transgender female athletes from women's sports.
Universities are ‘ground zero’ for human fetal tissue research, and taxpayers are footing the bill, new report finds
A report from the White Coat Waste Project found that more than $50 million taxpayer dollars went to human fetal tissue research projects on college campuses in the past year.
