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Colleges Fall Victim to Fake Shooter Threats
Nearly two dozen colleges have fallen victim to “swatting” threats in recent weeks. Public safety officials say they must be treated as real; for students, they often feel that way. Read more
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Ministers consider rule to let single-sex schools bar transgender pupils
The government is considering issuing guidance to single-sex schools in England saying that they cannot be legally obliged to take transgender pupils, as part of advice to be released this term. Read more
‘Bedrock of the university’: Cornell announces free expression commitment for next school year
Cornell University announced on Friday that the academic theme for the 2023-2024 school year will be free expression and academic freedom. Read more
Community college suspended student for quoting Bible: lawsuit
A County College of Morris student who preached against homosexuality by citing Bible verses and was suspended has returned to campus while the legal battle continues. Read more
2 Architects of Traditional Assessment Embrace Competency
Carnegie Foundation and ETS launch a major initiative to develop competency-based assessments, which could change how high school students show college and workforce readiness. Read more
Top 10 states for data breaches warn of constant cyber threat to higher ed
If your college or university is in Wyoming, you might be safe—or at least a little safer—from education data breaches. Some 32 million records have been compromised in nearly 2,700 education data breaches over the last two decades. About half of those attacks hit higher education, yet colleges and universities account for more than 80% of records hacked. Read more
Transgenderism and “Queer Theory” in K-12 schools in all Continental United States
Campus Reform surveyed the entire US and found instances of K-12 public school districts carrying children’s books with messaging about “gender identity,” some including sexually explicit material. Read more
UF among wave of college ‘swatting’ hoaxes, investigating with FBI
UF is just one of at least 16 colleges and universities that received a hoax call of a campus threat in April, according to an analysis by The Alligator. Read more
Texas senators move to ban tenure and diversity initiatives
State Senate has already passed one of three bills that would end tenure, force universities to fire professors who “attempt to compel” certain beliefs, and ban what the legislation defines as diversity, equity and inclusion programming Read more
It’s time to ‘decolonize the business curriculum,’ university administrator argues
Universities should “decolonize” their business school curriculum, according to a senior administrator and professor at King’s College in London. Read more
