‘Too early to talk about the fall’: Colleges remain uncertain about when they’ll re-open
Schools may maintain shutdowns through next semester
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Ivy League boasts $140 billion in endowments, will receive $53.7 million in feds’ bailout package
The eight institutions that make up the Ivy League enjoy endowments totaling $140 billion, yet the federal government has allocated nearly $54 million to the wealthy private schools as part of the recent CARES Act.
Clemson professor reported for warning students not to use the ‘n-word’
In early March 2019, a professor at Clemson University wrapped up his class by telling students they would be discussing a number of LGBTQ-related topics during the next class. He noted that over the years, he had learned it was offensive for heterosexual students to use the word “queer” when referring to LGBTQ students, and counseled straight students not to do so.
Defying DeVos and Trump, Notre Dame says it will accept nearly $6 million in coronavirus relief funding
The University of Notre Dame, with an endowment of $13.8 billion, said Wednesday it would accept $5.8 million in federal coronavirus aid through the CARES Act.
Christian campus ministry rejects COVID relief to avoid ‘government funds with strings attached’
The board of a nationwide Christian campus ministry recently voted against accepting some $130,000 to $180,000 in federal COVID relief aid for its nonprofit in what its president and CEO called a very difficult — but ultimately unanimous — decision.
Vast majority of public colleges violate First Amendment by blocking words, users on social media: report
Three in four public institutions of higher education censor comments on their social media pages, a First Amendment violation, according to a study by a civil liberties group.
In papers, grants and hiring, conservatives face discrimination in philosophy departments, study finds
More than half of liberal philosophers willing to discriminate against conservatives in hiring, study finds
79 percent of students say quality of education worse with online courses amid COVID: poll
The results are in — most students are not impressed with distance learning.
Universities report $1 billion in previously hidden foreign funding after feds threaten investigations
Since the Department of Education began cracking down on the failure to report riches from abroad, colleges across the country have become much more meticulous in their disclosure of assets from foreign funding, with some digging up records dating back to 2013.
Harvard forbids ‘racial stereotypes,’ but won’t say what that means
School has received ‘red light’ speech rating from campus watchdog group
