The University of Southern California is prioritizing diversity, equity and inclusion over merit and talent when awarding funding to students in PhD programs, according to a group of scholars who recently sounded the alarm on the issue as well as a memo that spells out the practice. Read more

George Washington University has changed its school nickname to the Revolutionaries. Read more

Academics warn of damage to progress on equipping officers for modern-day policing and creating a ‘bona fide profession’ Read more

The man who worked as a trash hauler in Maryland before earning international news headlines by gaining admission into the prestigious Harvard Law School has graduated. Read more

The state of Arizona has dropped all charges against former Arizona State University student Tim Tizon, the Liberty Justice Center recently confirmed to The College Fix. Read more

When West Virginia University took the local campus out of Montgomery five years ago, it took more from the rural town than just a college. Read more

Wrexham’s university is hoping the Welsh city’s newfound fame after its football team was bought by Hollywood actors could help to boost its student recruitment in the U.S. Read more

In a country of 1.4 billion people, places at India’s top universities are excruciatingly competitive and graduate job prospects at the other end are gloomy. India’s economy is the fifth largest in the world but unemployment topped 8% last month, with graduate unemployment even higher at about 18%. Read more

Revised conditions that will force universities to store millions of old essays and assignments will cost millions of pounds in annual running costs, say experts Read more

The University of Massachusetts Amherst paid $677,250 for a stockpile of 15,000 abortion drugs, according to a contract obtained by The College Fix through a public records request. Read more