George Mason U. professor finds Bible, reports it to ‘bias’ hotline
In November 2019, a George Mason University professor stumbled upon a Bible and an accompanying CD in her classroom.
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Federal court rules students’ pro-gun shirts are protected by First Amendment
The Supreme Court has long protected student speech on public school grounds as long as it doesn’t “materially and substantially interfere” with the school’s operation.
Cops under fire: 43 protests since June at colleges nationwide target campus police
At colleges and universities across the nation over the last six months student activists have made demands that campus police be either disarmed, disbanded or defunded — among other measures — in a wave of anti-police sentiment that has swept the country in the wake of the George Floyd protests.
Harvard creating new ‘antiracism’ librarian job. It pays up to $240,300 per year.
Harvard University is creating a new position for its Ivy League campus: an “Associate University Librarian for Antiracism.”
UC Berkeley ‘eugenics fund’ suspended amid outrage, but questions remain
University of California Berkeley recently publicly disavowed its “Genealogical Eugenics Institute Fund,” which had been run by the public institution for about four decades but was quietly suspended in 2018 after questions and concerns were raised about the program.
Penn Native American literature course will explore capitalism’s role in climate change
The University of Pennsylvania will offer a course in the spring semester that combines a study of literature, Native American history and climate change
Asian-American activists expect Supreme Court to counter Biden on college race preferences
Asian-American activists who oppose affirmative action are planning their next steps after a victory and setback on opposite sides of the country.
Education scholars criticize College Board for revising history
“Publishers write their history textbooks so they will be adopted by AP history classes,” David Randall of the National Association of Scholars said at the beginning of a discussion on the College Board’s effect on history education.
Stanford likely helped develop facial recognition tech now used against ethnic minorities in China
American universities partnering with Chinese technology companies to develop facial recognition and crowd behavior software threatens both U.S. national security and the safety of ethnic minorities within China, according to a recent report by the U.S. Department of Education.
Connecticut now requires high schools to offer black, Latino history courses
The state of Connecticut will now require its public high schools to offer courses in black and Latino history, at the latest by the beginning of the 2022 school year.
