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Auburn University admissions officer facing allegations of race-based hiring resigns
An Internal email confirms the departure of an admissions official accused by insiders of altering criteria to bene…
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Dec 2, 2025
University of Alabama suspends identify-based student magazines as 'unlawful proxies'
Magazines spotlighting women’s and black student life halted after a DOJ memo warned against using “lived experienc…
By Jared Harris 
Dec 2, 2025
Five Alabama universities keep ‘gender studies’ as lawmaker calls to scrap it
Five of Alabama’s public universities continue funding 'gender studies' programs.
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Dec 2, 2025
Former Auburn lecturer sues, says university fired her after post on Kirk's death: 'I will not mourn the wicked'
Candice Hale claims Auburn University and the University of Alabama retaliated and stripped her of all teaching dut…
By Jared Harris 
Oct 17, 2025
Auburn University promoted DEI grading rubric despite state ban
An inside source provided screenshots of the rubric to 1819 News on Wednesday.
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Oct 14, 2025
University of North Alabama shutters LGBT center
An LGBT center has been closed at the University of North Alabama following a state law that prohibits public unive…
By Jared Harris 
Sep 5, 2025
University of West Alabama is 'looking for loopholes' to continue DEI programs despite state law
Hidden-camera video reveals administrator planning to keep DEI ‘any way that we can.'
By Connor Clayton '26
Aug 30, 2025
Federal judge won't block DEI ban at Alabama public schools
A 2024 Alabama law banning diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives in public schools and universities in the s…
By Campus Reform 
Aug 14, 2025
Faculty form group to defend DEI at the University of Alabama in response to anti-DEI law
A group of faculty at the University of Alabama organized a chapter of the American Association of University Profe…
By Michael Duke '26
Jul 26, 2025
Civil rights group warns Auburn over race-based scholarships
The American Civil Rights Project has sent a letter to Auburn University, warning the school about scholarships on …
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Jul 25, 2025
Southern states lead post-COVID rebound in reading, math scores
Southern states have emerged as unexpected leaders in math and reading scores in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic,…
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Jul 24, 2025
Samford job listing reveals continued support for DEI programming
Samford University recently posted, then deleted, a job listing for a program coordinator tasked with promoting DEI…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Jul 24, 2025
Auburn University official facing allegations of encouraging race-based admissions
A new report from 1819 News clarifies previous allegations of misconduct in the university’s Office of Enrollment M…
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Jun 19, 2025
Former Auburn employee files lawsuit against university for anti-white discrimination
A former Auburn University employee is suing the school for racial and age discrimination.
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Jun 11, 2025
Trump to speak at Alabama commencement, sparks outrage from College Democrats
President Donald Trump will deliver a spring commencement address to University of Alabama graduates, marking his e…
By Emily Sturge  
Apr 24, 2025
University of Alabama exempts YAF from putting mandatory LGBT language in group constitution
The University of Alabama has agreed to allow a conservative group to not promote LGBT ideology in its student cons…
By Campus Reform 
Mar 26, 2025
Campus Reform's Anti-DEI Legislation Tracker
22 states have passed anti-DEI legislation as of September 2025.
By Emily Sturge  
Mar 4, 2025
Alabama professors and students sue to overturn anti-DEI state law
A group of students and professors at public universities in Alabama recently filed a federal lawsuit against the s…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Jan 31, 2025
2024: 5 crazy exclusive videos
In 2024, Campus Reform obtained a number of videos — some outrageous, others just odd — capturing the peculiarities…
By Campus Reform 
Dec 20, 2024
Alabama students protest Israel's 'genocide' with 'die-in' demonstration
Dozens of student activists in one of the most conservative states in the union participated in a 'die-in' protest …
By Campus Reform 
Dec 9, 2024
University of Alabama student government nixes ‘DEI Passport Program’
The student government replaced the program with the “Capstone Wellness Explorer” program.
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Oct 15, 2024
U of Alabama student gov ends DEI to comply with state law, starts ‘Belonging and Wellness’ committee instead
The new head of the ‘Belonging and Wellness’ committee said the student government will continue to fight to ‘creat…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Oct 2, 2024
University of Alabama student government moves to eliminate DEI position
The “Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion” will become the “Vice President for Belonging and Wellness…
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Sep 23, 2024
Report details schools' efforts to rebrand rather than eliminate DEI offices in accordance with state laws
A recent study says that American universities who have been forced to eliminate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (…
By Travis Morgan  '25
Sep 20, 2024
University of Alabama Black Student Union shutters its office due to anti-DEI law
The University of Alabama (UA) recently instructed the school’s Black Student Union (BSU) to relocate its offices.
By Benjamin Brown '26
Aug 29, 2024
University of South Alabama shuts down DEI office
The school will shutter its DEI office to comply with the state’s anti-DEI legislation.
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Aug 8, 2024
Federal appeals court blocks Biden administration's Title IX overhaul in Florida, three other states
A Federal appeals court in Georgia ruled in favor of Florida and three other states and stopped new Title IX regula…
By Adam Sabes 
Aug 1, 2024
Auburn University dissolves DEI office ahead of state law taking effect
Auburn University has announced it will dissolve its Office of Inclusion and Diversity.
By Adam Sabes 
Jul 31, 2024
University of Alabama System ends DEI offices ahead of anti-DEI law taking effect
‘[W]e will be fully compliant with [the anti-DEI law] when it goes into effect on October 1,’ a UAB official told C…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Jul 26, 2024
Jacksonville State becomes first Alabama college to shut down DEI office in response to new state law
On May 22, Jacksonville State University announced plans to shut down its Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusio…
By Benjamin Brown '26
Jun 5, 2024
Auburn Men's Basketball Coach Bruce Pearl: 'By teaching patriotism and love of the United States...you're somehow a racist'
Pearl says 'we're getting our a--es kicked' in higher education, because people are 'afraid' to teach the truth abo…
By Adam Sabes 
Apr 19, 2024
Alabama governor signs anti-DEI bill into law
Republican Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has signed an anti-DEI bill focused on college campuses into law.
By Adam Sabes 
Mar 26, 2024
Alabama students protest against bill that fights DEI and gender insanity: PHOTOS
Students at the University of Alabama protested against an anti-DEI bill that is moving through the Alabama legisla…
By Benjamin Brown '26 and Kieghan Nangle 
Mar 21, 2024
Alabama mayor urges black students to leave to out-of-state schools because of anti-DEI bill
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin criticized Alabama’s anti-DEI law in a Facebook post: “[Y]ou might as well stand i…
By Daniel Idfresne '26
Mar 20, 2024
Alabama legislature passes bill banning DEI programs at state universities
The Alabama legislature has passed a bill that would ban Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs at the state's p…
By Adam Sabes 
Mar 20, 2024
Alabama bill would allow illegal immigrants to attend state colleges
The Alabama legislature is considering a bill that would allow some illegal immigrants to enroll in the state’s pub…
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Mar 14, 2024
Bill to end 'divisive' DEI brainwashing in state schools passes Alabama Senate
SB129 would curb DEI programs on Alabama campuses and fight back against the teaching of ‘divisive concepts’ in sch…
By Eann Tang '25
Mar 6, 2024
'A biblical fight': Riley Gaines discusses her mission to save women's sports
As part of her 'Reclaim Feminism Tour,' Riley Gaines spoke at the University of Alabama on Feb. 15 and sat down wit…
By Kieghan Nangle '24 and Jack  Roberts 
Mar 5, 2024
‘You absolutely can’ identify as a cat: Soda-wielding Alabama student goes on insane rant about transgenderism: EXCLUSIVE VIDEO
A conservative University of Alabama student was drawn into a confrontation after a pro-trans student erased her ch…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Feb 27, 2024
Students react to December's RNC debate on UAlabama campus
The Dec. 6 GOP debate at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa had over 7,000 student ticket requests for a total…
By Kieghan Nangle '24
Jan 2, 2024
RNC targets youth vote as U of Alabama set to host next GOP debate
On Nov. 9, the RNC announced that the GOP debate set for Dec. 6 will be held at the University of Alabama.
By Kieghan Nangle '24
Nov 16, 2023
Biden admin sends 'threatening' letter, pressures states to increase HBCU funding to achieve 'equity'
The Departments of Education and Agriculture sent letters to the Governors of 16 states demanding that they rectify…
By John Rigolizzo 
Oct 5, 2023
EXCLUSIVE: Auburn student group circulates list of racial slurs toward White people
Auburn University students recently circulated a seven-page document that compiled a list of over 250 racial slurs …
By Haika  Mrema '24
Feb 13, 2023
Students are unhappy that DEI is forcing good professors out of higher ed
Riley McArdle, a political science student who took one of Matthew Wielicki’s courses, said that it's 'sad' to see …
By Wyatt Eichholz  '24
Feb 9, 2023
WATCH: College students combat woke intolerance on campus
Campus Reform correspondents appeared on Fox News to discuss the difficulty experienced by conservatives when they …
By Shelby Kearns 
Dec 31, 2022
Fives times 'Anti-Racist' ideology took over academia this year
Throughout 2022, demands for "anti-racism" and Critical Race Theory in education have been rampant on college campu…
By Kate Hirzel 
Dec 30, 2022
Five times student newspapers revealed their liberal bias in 2022
In 2022, even student newspapers at universities were unable to escape the takeover of liberal ideology.
By Kate Hirzel 
Dec 28, 2022
University bans TikTok, citing concerns of Chinese Communist Party
Auburn University followed state governments in banning the social media platform TikTok from university devices, s…
By Shelby Kearns 
Dec 22, 2022
Students are unable to define 'woman,' campus poll shows
The University of Alabama Young Americans for Freedom conducted a campus poll which found only about 28% of respond…
By Thomas Stevenson '23
Nov 22, 2022
Student newspaper advertises Planned Parenthood
The University of Alabama student newspaper published several Planned Parenthood advertisements.
By Thomas Stevenson '23
Nov 16, 2022