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College ends swim test requirement over concerns students of color could not easily pass it
Williams College has scrapped its 229-year-old swim test requirement over concerns that many students of color could not easily pass it. Read more
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Pitt to receive gift from David Frederick in partnership with Oxford, rename honors college
Chancellor Patrick Gallagher announced today that attorney David Frederick will donate a gift to both Pitt’s Honors College and Oxford’s University College. Read more
Leftist Bill Maher rips into ‘insane’ Critical Race Theory for ‘making people crazy’
Leftist comedian Bill Maher has been an outspoken opponent of Critical Race Theory, and his most recent show on Friday was no exception. Read more
Christian college may remove former president’s name from library after BIPOC complaints
Wheaton College, a Christian institution in Illinois, is conducting a review of its “history regarding race,” including a petition from a “collective of BIPOC students and alumni” to rename its library. Read more
50 Chinese students leave UK in three years after spy chiefs’ warning
Fifty Chinese students have left the UK in the past three years after Britain tightened its procedures to prevent the theft of sensitive academic research, the head of MI5 said in a speech about the espionage threat posed by Beijing. Read more
Higher Ed Funding Package Advanced by House Committee
Includes increases to the Pell Grant and other student aid, increased accountability for for-profits, Read more
Biden’s Education Dept. Proposes to streamline the student-loan process
The U.S. Education Department on Wednesday proposed new regulations intended to help student-loan borrowers whose colleges misled them or closed, who are permanently disabled, or who work in public service, including nontenured college instructors. Read more
N.Y. Shuts Down Operations of Beleaguered Bible College With Ties to ‘Newsweek’
New York’s deputy commissioner for higher education dealt a new blow to Olivet University late last month by forcing it to stop academic operations in the state, citing the college’s “pattern of mismanagement of the institution’s finances” and “a well-established pattern of noncompliance with laws, rules, and regulations,” according to a letter to the college from the state’s Education Department. Read more
Debate tournament banned White students from competing
Student-run debate organizations at Northeastern University and Boston College co-hosted the American Parliamentary Debate Association’s (APDA) “inaugural BIPOC tournament” and explicitly prohibited white students from competing. Read more
Student visa fraud could be widespread, former ICE official says
Universities may regularly commit student visa fraud but there is minimal oversight according to a former immigration official. Read more
