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Northwestern summer course will apply 'queer and trans of color critique' to analyze sexuality studies
Northwestern University’s School of Professional Studies is offering a virtual summer course that will analyze art …
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Apr 17, 2025
University of Wisconsin–Madison faces federal complaint over race-based scholarship
A nonprofit recently filed a complaint against the University of Wisconsin–Madison for offering a scholarship that …
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Apr 17, 2025
PROF. JENKINS: Harvard finds wingtip on the other foot as Trump moves to revoke its tax-exempt status
It’s hard to feel sorry for Harvard or any of the other elite institutions that face losing federal funding.
By Rob Jenkins 
Apr 17, 2025
Trump admin pauses $2.2B in Harvard funding as school resists DEI changes
The Trump administration has frozen $2.2 billion in grants to Harvard University after the school announced that it…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Apr 16, 2025
Catholic university 'Pride Month' celebration features 'Drag Bingo,' 'Pride Prom'
A Catholic university in Milwaukee is organizing a variety of events in honor of student 'Pride Month.'
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Apr 14, 2025
Trump admin ends $12.6 Million in NIH grants to UW-Madison, including projects on 'gender identity'
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently canceled more than $12 million in grants scheduled to go to the Un…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Apr 14, 2025
SDSU holds 'National Deaf LGBTQ Awareness Week'
San Diego State University is currently recognizing deaf people who identify as LGBT with an 'National Deaf LGBTQ A…
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Apr 14, 2025
Caltech removes DEI language from administrator title while preserving DEI office
The California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in Pasadena recently changed the official title of its chief diver…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Apr 12, 2025
DoD continues DEI crackdown with Naval Academy ending race-based admissions
The U.S. Naval Academy will no longer consider race as a factor in admissions, reversing a December ruling by a fed…
By Emily Sturge  '25
Apr 9, 2025
USF official resigns after leaked recording reveals how he undermined Florida anti-DEI laws
A University of South Florida faculty member has resigned from his position after leaked audio in which he lectured…
By Campus Reform 
Apr 9, 2025
SDSU drag event to celebrate 'undocuqueerness'
San Diego State University is organizing 'Queerceañerx' later this month, a celebration of students who identify as…
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Apr 8, 2025
University of Pennsylvania Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies program reaffirms support for DEI
The University of Pennsylvania’s Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies program has said it will not remove DEI-bas…
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Apr 8, 2025
Trump admin sets terms, orders DEI rollback and protections for Jewish students for Harvard to preserve $9B in federal funding
The Trump administration's Task Force on Anti-Semitism directed Harvard University to implement a mask ban, coopera…
By Emily Sturge  '25
Apr 8, 2025
Minnesota State University recognizes 'International Asexuality Day' to promote 'Demisexuality' and 'Greysexuality'
A public university in Minnesota recognized 'International Asexuality Day' over the weekend.
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Apr 7, 2025
Brown investigates student who sent DOGE-style email asking staff what they do in their roles
After receiving backlash for a DOGE-style email sent to thousands of Brown University staff members inquiring about…
By Campus Reform 
Apr 6, 2025
University of Pennsylvania removes DEI position titles amid federal crackdown
Following the Trump administration's crackdown on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives in higher educa…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Apr 4, 2025
New York University wraps up art exhibition on ‘impact of ageism’
The school calls for the incorporation of age ‘in diversity, equity, and inclusion training programs and policies.’
By Claire  Harrington '25
Apr 3, 2025
NIH removes DEI requirements from grant applications
Applicants for grants are no longer mandated to submit things such as ‘Plans for Enhancing Diverse Perspectives’ an…
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Apr 3, 2025
VCU shuts down 'Division of Inclusive Excellence'
Virginia Commonwealth University has decided to eliminate a DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) office following …
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Apr 3, 2025
Michigan State DEI official's email promotes 'Protecting Immigrant Students Action Kit' from anti-police group
Michigan State University recently sent an email to the school community that appears to encourage students to prot…
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Apr 2, 2025
Indiana University removes DEI language from website
The school, for example, apparently changed a ‘Diversity Education’ header to ‘Professional Development.’
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Apr 1, 2025
DESANTIS' DOGE: 10 examples of outrageous spending on Florida’s campuses
Gov. Ron DeSantis has ordered Florida's DOGE task force to audit wasteful spending in higher education.
By Emily Sturge  '25
Apr 1, 2025
U Maryland's 'UndocuTraining' instructs students and staff to 'welcome' illegal immigrants on campus
A public university located in College Park, Maryland currently features an office dedicated to illegal immigrant s…
By Connor Clayton '26
Mar 31, 2025
Case Western Reserve ditches DEI office for office of 'Campus Enrichment and Engagement'
Case Western Reserve University recently announced that it will eliminate its office of Diversity, Equity and Inclu…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Mar 31, 2025
Universities promote 'BIPOC' fellowship from self-described 'anti-racist' theater company
Schools around the country are currently promoting a theater fellowship program that is marketed specifically for '…
By Michael Duke '26
Mar 30, 2025
Virginia Tech votes to dismantle DEI office amid legal compliance concerns
The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors recently joined other public universities in the state in eliminating Diversity…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Mar 28, 2025
HHS cuts $330M in funding for 61 DEI grants, including a 'pregnancy prevention program' for 'transgender boys'
The Trump administration is ramping up its efforts to combat DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) in higher educat…
By Jack  Roberts 
Mar 28, 2025
University of Michigan ends DEI office, cracks down on $250M DEI campaign after string of controversies
The school will ‘shift resources to increase investments in student-facing programs, such as financial aid, mental …
By Elad Vaida 
Mar 28, 2025
University of Michigan Alumni Association ends race-based scholarship program
Officials at the University of Michigan recently decided to end a race-based scholarship that pledged to increase '…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Mar 26, 2025
DEI official at Catholic Loyola University sticks by DEI as other universities axe it
‘We have a 150-year history focused on social justice and working to support those at the margins, so DEI is not ju…
By Lorenzo Camilli '28
Mar 25, 2025
Kentucky governor vetoes bill ending DEI in state’s higher ed, calls his veto an ‘act of love’
‘And I’ll always believe that diversity is a strength, and never a weakness, that we are better with more voices an…
By Lewis  Thune  '26
Mar 24, 2025
Trump admin cuts $350 million in higher ed research after Campus Reform report on transgender mice
One of the projects was meant to ‘determine the contribution of the gut microbiome to the effects of gender affirmi…
By Elad Vaida 
Mar 24, 2025
Oakland University Pride Month events include 'The Queer Agenda' and 'Black Trans Visionaries'
Oakland University is in the middle of its student 'Pride Month' celebrations, which includes events on 'Black Tran…
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Mar 20, 2025
University of California axes forced diversity statements for new employees
The letter states that ‘the Board [of regents] has directed President Drake to take action to ensure that diversity…
By Elad Vaida 
Mar 20, 2025
California assemblywoman slams proposal to expand tuition program for illegal immigrant students
Assemblywoman Kate Sanchez recently criticized proposed legislation expanding the California DREAM Loan Program for…
By CJ Womack '25
Mar 19, 2025
Chicago college interim president says 'DEI is in our blood' at 'Diversity Campus Town Hall'
The interim president of Columbia College Chicago recently stated that 'DEI is in our blood' during a campus town h…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Mar 18, 2025
Ex-DEI leader at University of Wisconsin - Madison showed ‘significant lapse’ in finances, spent $18,000 on massage therapy
The official also handed out generous raises to workers without providing good reasons.
By Elad Vaida 
Mar 18, 2025
Biden admin gave $1.3M grant to Northwestern institute that offered BIPOC-only program
Northwestern University’s Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing offered a program for gradu…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Mar 17, 2025
USC removes Office of Diversity and Inclusion webpage amid compliance review after Trump executive order
USC is reviewing web pages referencing “diversity” and “inclusion” to ensure compliance with federal regulations fo…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Mar 15, 2025
Texas A&M University System bans drag shows, cites Title IX, Trump executive order
The Board passed the resolution on Friday, February 28.
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Mar 14, 2025
Harvard University temporarily stops hiring after Trump targets higher ed funding
'It is imperative to limit significant new long-term commitments that would increase our financial exposure and mak…
By Elad Vaida 
Mar 12, 2025
‘DEI IS DONE’: Virginia Gov. Youngkin praises University of Virginia's abolishing of DEI office
‘DEI is done at the University of Virginia. We stand for the universal truth that everyone is created equal, and op…
By Elad Vaida 
Mar 11, 2025
Ohio University will not take preemptive steps anticipating anti-DEI bill
If passed, Senate Bill 1 would prohibit DEI at public universities.
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Mar 8, 2025
‘MISSION-CRITICAL’: Law professors band together to write memo calling on schools to disobey Trump anti-DEI executive order
DEI programs ‘cultivate more diverse, equitable, and inclusive institutions,’ according to the memo signers.
By Elad Vaida 
Mar 7, 2025
ANALYSIS: DoD eliminates leftism as military recruitment bounce signals surge in Gen Z patriotism
A surge in recruitment indicates rising optimism among young Americans—especially young men who have found pride in…
By Emily Sturge  '25
Mar 7, 2025
Mount St. Joseph University allegedly sends pro-DEI ‘Sample Testimonies’ for activists to use in advocacy
The sample testimonies were sent out after the Ohio Senate’s passage of a bill, SB 1, which cracks down on DEI in t…
By Lorenzo Camilli '28
Mar 5, 2025
Dept of Ed scraps $15 million in funding of DEI-based grants at three universities
The U.S. Department of Education recently ceased roughly $15 million in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) grant…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Mar 5, 2025
UCSF children's hospital sued for race-based discrimination used in high school internship admissions
The University of California, San Francisco Benioff Children’s Hospital is facing a federal lawsuit from the Pacifi…
By Jacob Beckwith '26
Mar 5, 2025
$80M DOGE find at DoD uncovers more wasteful spending tied to higher ed
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) uncovered over $80 million in DEI and climate change spending by the…
By Emily Sturge  '25
Mar 5, 2025
Petition calls on University of Arizona to reinstate DEI initiatives despite federal restrictions
Hundreds of students and faculty at the University of Arizona have signed a petition urging the school to reinstate…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Mar 5, 2025