Harvard University will rename its graduate school of arts and sciences after the billionaire hedge fund executive and Republican mega-donor Kenneth Griffin, the institution announced on Tuesday, after a new $300m contribution brought Griffin’s total support of his alma mater to more than half a billion dollars. Read more
Harvard University finalized its first university-wide “anti-bullying” and “non-discrimination” policies, setting in motion a personnel expansion and raising free speech concerns. Read more
West Virginia’s institutions of higher education largely opposed campus carry. Campus leaders at big and small schools said they’ll need that much time to prepare. Read more
The world will likely use fewer fossil fuels to produce electricity this year in a "turning point" for planet-friendly energy, a new report says. Read more
Southern Oregon University may eliminate 82 jobs to fill a $5 million budget hole. Those cuts are part of an ambitious plan to fix SOU’s finances and attract new revenue streams. Read more
Republicans in the Missouri State House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to strip all public libraries of their funding a week after lawmakers debated the budget proposal that Governor Mike Parson submitted to the legislature. Read more
A Wake Forest University psychology professor updated her language about conservatives after calling them 'guilty, anxious, and unable to handle stress well as children' during a fall 2022 lecture. Read more
An international student who travelled to the UK two months early after being given the wrong enrolment date by his university is facing deportation after it reported him to the Home Office. Read more
A University of Florida course trains future K-12 teachers to consider “oppression, power, and privilege” in their profession and create “inclusive” classrooms for LGBT students with material from leftist authors and activists. Read more
The country is not pulling its punches on the popular social media app TikTok, citing concerns over security breaches from the likes of China. Read more
