Texas will study how to support college degree alternatives
The Lone Star State wants to know how it can help workers in gaining skills without getting a college degree. Read more
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College hosts ‘Why Ban Books’ event amid national debate over book banning
From attempts to cancel conservative Matt Walsh’s “Johnny the Walrus” anti-trans children’s book to parents calling for pulling sexually explicit novels and comics from school libraries, the topic of banning books is a large part of today’s national discourse. Read more
UCF student reported to administration for calling old people ‘boomers’
A student at the University of Central Florida was reported in September 2019 to the school’s bias response team for referring to older people as “boomers” on Facebook, which the complainant considered an “ageist slur.” Read more
‘Fake students’ financial aid fraud continues in Calif. colleges, potentially costing taxpayers millions
The California Community Colleges system continues to face an unknown amount of application and financial aid fraud as officials work to put in place a variety of solutions to address it, such as updated software programs and new requirements for campuses to better report data to oversight agencies. Read more
Emory removes name of Supreme Court justice from 1800s because he owned slaves
Emory University has removed the name of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar from prestigious law professorships because he owned slaves and served in the Confederate Army. Read more
The intolerance of free speech in higher education
Emory Law School’s Student Bar Association recently refused to recognize a free speech debate group because open discussions may spark “harm” and potentially “give rise to a precarious environment.” Read more
Anonymous donor pays off debt of entire college class
The class of 2022 at Wiley College, a historically black college in Texas, learned at their commencement ceremony that an anonymous donor had paid off their entire combined debt balance. Read more
To promote ‘diversity,’ schools remove word ‘women’ from clinic names
The Pat Walker Health Center at the University of Arkansas recently announced it would change the name of the campus “Women’s Clinic” to the “GYN Clinic.” Read more
University sued for targeting Christian students over marriage beliefs
The University of Idaho College of Law has been sued for actions it took against students who expressed their religious belief in support of the biblical definition of marriage as one man and one woman. Read more
Harvard ends undergrad teaching program, tells students to get a master’s instead
Aspiring teachers at Harvard University will no longer be able to just obtain an undergraduate certificate under a recent decision by the Ivy League school. Read more
