Pupils block London council’s attempts to remove play space near school
A group of pupils in east London have seen off – temporarily at least – the workers who had come to dismantle their school street. Read more
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Man Pretended to Be Stanford Student for 10 Months
Stanford University officials removed a man from the basement of a campus housing unit last week, the Los Angeles Times reported. William Curry, from Birmingham, Ala., had been living in Stanford dormitories for 10 months, despite not being a Stanford student. Read more
UVA refuses to divulge race of vandal who attacked Office of African-American Affairs
More than a month after the University of Virginia determined that vandalism at the Office of African-American Affairs was “unrelated to racial bias,” officials still will not provide further details on the suspect. Read more
Universities can’t yank financial aid from students who get private scholarships, new law says
As Dixie Samaniego prepared for her first semester at California State University Fullerton, she had one focus: finding a way to pay. Read more
What does a bachelor’s degree signify in 2022?
As college students have come back to campus, most have returned to the conventional pursuit of the long-lauded bachelor’s degree, the prerequisite qualification since time immemorial to apply to nearly every job with a decent wage and reliable career path. Read more
NUS president ousted over antisemitism allegations
The National Union of Students has ousted its president after a long-running independent inquiry into allegations of antisemitism found “significant breaches” of the organisation’s policies. Read more
Instagram bans Auburn club after it promotes March for Life
Instagram permanently suspended an Auburn University pro-life student group’s account after it posted a graphic to promote the March for Life, an annual event in D.C. that calls for the end of abortion. Read more
Board of Trustees unanimously votes to affirm Ben Sasse for university president
The University of Florida (UF) Board of Trustees voted unanimously Wednesday afternoon to install Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse as its 13th president. Read more
‘We will not go back’
Hundreds show support for affirmative action programs as Supreme Court weighs their fate. Read more
Penn State University does away with plans for its racial justice center
Penn State University has scrapped plans for a proposed Center for Racial Justice, electing to go another route, according to the Washington Post. The school first announced plans after the George Floyd protests of 2020. Two Black professors had also released a report chronicling the slowness of Black hiring, and existing staff experiencing racism on campus. The University originally touted the center as “just the beginning” of its anti-racism efforts. Read more
