Fewer students see freedom of speech as secure
A new report finds that a growing majority of students believe their campus climate stifles free expression. But the share who support disinviting controversial speakers has fallen. Read more
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SCOTUS agrees to hear lawsuits against Harvard, UNC race-based admissions policies
The Supreme Court of the United States announced today it would hear two legal challenges to admissions policies at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina. Read more
School governors in England to be offered anti-racism training
Free online anti-racism training is to be made available for the first time for the 250,000 governors and trustees who control recruitment of senior staff across maintained schools, academies and multi-academy trusts in England. Read more
Students, faculty at Grove City College dispute critical race theory allegations
Facing accusations of critical race theory on campus, several members of Grove City College’s community argue the complaints lack context and clarity and fall short of the image critics seek to paint of the Christian and historically conservative college. Read more
Postcollege earnings depend on the College attended
Some colleges yield higher earnings than others for low-income students, a new report found Read more
Google sued in US over ‘deceptive’ location tracking
Google is being sued in the US over accusations it deceived people about how to control location tracking. Read more
University of Rhode Island revokes honorary degrees for Flynn and Giuliani
Retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani had their honorary degrees revoked by the University of Rhode Island on Friday, the university announced. Read more
In Guangxi, a good exam score earns a fish
Some 420 pupils received live carp as a reward for outstanding academic performance in their recently concluded final exam on Friday in Sanjiang Dong autonomous county, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. Read more
Expanded Options for Some Foreign Students
The Biden administration has taken steps to make the U.S. more attractive to international talent, including expanding eligibility for some foreign STEM students to participate in a popular postgraduation work program. Read more
Catholic university instructs faculty to use ‘all’ genders instead of ‘both’ genders
The communications department at Viterbo University has told employees to use the phrase “all” genders in place of “both” genders. Read more
