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Columbia College Chicago says DEI values remain despite program rebranding
Columbia College Chicago has removed references to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) online amid the ongoing fe…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
May 18, 2025
DePaul hit with civil rights complaint over preferences for race and sex in scholarship applicants
An advocacy group has filed a civil rights complaint against DePaul University in Chicago for scholarships it says …
By Brendan  McDonald '25
May 12, 2025
Northwestern tells Jewish Voice for Peace to revise constitution over anti-discrimination concerns
Northwestern University recently told its chapter of the anti-Israel student group that its constitution violates t…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
May 6, 2025
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
Trump admin. hits Cornell, Northwestern with $1.79B funding freeze over anti-Semitism
Northwestern University has been at the center of several anti-Semitic controversies covered by Campus Reform.
By Elad Vaida 
Apr 9, 2025
Northwestern student group offers free 'Plan B Hotline' to advance 'healthy sexuality'
Northwestern University’s Sexual Health and Assault Peer Educators group has launched an initiative to provide free…
By Jeanine Yuen '25
Apr 2, 2025
Illinois mom speaks out against school policy on transgender bathroom access
An Illinois mother recently spoke out against Deerfield Public Schools’ policies that permit transgender-identifyin…
By Benjamin Brown '26
Apr 1, 2025
Bill to require public colleges offer 'medication abortion' advances to Illinois House
A Democrat-led, Midwestern state has moved closer to mandating that colleges provide abortion services and contrace…
By Lexi Travis '27
Mar 28, 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
Anti-Israel prof who compared Israel to Nazi Germany denied tenure, calls it 'political hit job'
An anti-Israel activist and Northwestern assistant professor says he was denied tenure and his employment will end …
By Campus Reform 
Mar 24, 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
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
Northwestern University and University of Alaska remove DEI pages following Trump’s executive order
Both universities have joined the growing trend of schools cracking down on DEI following President Trump’s executi…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Mar 3, 2025
Largest U.S. Catholic university's women's center promotes group in favor of 'reproductive justice' for 'the most impacted Muslims'
A Catholic university in Chicago features a 'women’s center' that promotes leftist causes such as abortion and LGBT…
By Campus Reform 
Mar 2, 2025
Northwestern accused of using questionable CAIR data in anti-discrimination programming
Northwestern University incorporates allegedly unverified data from the Council of American-Islamic Relations (CAIR…
By Campus Reform 
Feb 27, 2025
Ex-UIC prof files lawsuit saying he was fired for opposing racial hiring preferences
The Liberty Justice Center recently filed a lawsuit against the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), alleging that…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Feb 20, 2025
MOTION-SICK KITTENS: DOGE may cut government grants to projects like these 10 university animal experiments
The Trump administration has proposed funding cuts to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which would impact r…
By Emily Sturge  '25
Feb 20, 2025
Dominican University sponsoring workshop explicitly for students who 'identify as BIPOC'
“This is affinity-based work open to individuals who identify as BIPOC,” a description states.
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Jan 20, 2025
University of Chicago course challenges the 'heteronormative' understanding of a 'good life'
The elite private university is offering the course called, 'In a Queer Time and Place.'
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Jan 15, 2025
Northwestern University to offer course on ‘Unsettling Whiteness’
The school’s Department of Black Studies is offering the course.
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Jan 12, 2025
‘Queer Womanist Preaching’ course coming to Chicago Theological Seminary
The seminary is associated with the United Church of Christ.
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Jan 11, 2025
University of Illinois Chicago anti-Israel groups plan inauguration day protest to ‘Stop the Trump Agenda’
‘The racist, xenophobic Trump is president again, and we must again prepare ourselves for an agenda of policies tha…
By Emma Arns '26
Jan 7, 2025
‘Climate justice’ group calls on Northwestern University to become ‘fossil free campus’
The group accused the university of ‘greenwashing’ and called on it to adopt an even more radical environmentalist …
By Elad Vaida 
Jan 2, 2025
2024: 5 times wasteful spending drove student fees and tuition higher
Tuition fees continued to rise in 2024, with students and their families increasingly going into debt on a massive …
By Campus Reform 
Dec 23, 2024
2024: 5 times Jewish students were attacked 
Amid a rise in anti-Israel sentiment on many American campuses, a disturbing number Jewish students were violently …
By Campus Reform 
Dec 21, 2024
2024: 5 times leftists were arrested for violent protests
In 2024, the nation's campuses saw continued protests, mainly focused on Israel's response to the deadly terrorist …
By Campus Reform 
Dec 19, 2024
STURGE: 10 outrageous taxpayer-funded higher ed research projects DOGE can investigate
DOGE chiefs Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy can push Congress to launch a thorough investigation into these questiona…
By Emily Sturge  '25
Dec 5, 2024
Free speech advocacy group files complaint against NIU for offering programs that allegedly exclude non-black students
The complaint objects to the school’s "Black Male Initiative," among others.
By Benjamin Brown '26
Dec 4, 2024
Unhinged higher ed reactions to Trump's win: ROUNDUP
Here are 15 unhinged reactions to Donald Trump's victory over Kamala Harris.
By Campus Reform 
Nov 18, 2024
Illinois faces federal lawsuit over minority-exclusive scholarship program
The American Alliance for Equal Rights recently filed a federal civil rights lawsuit to end Illinois’ racially-clas…
By Lewis  Thune  '26
Nov 15, 2024
Roosevelt University president apologizes after saying he was 'discouraged' and 'disheartened' by people who voted for Trump: EXCLUSIVE
In an email obtained by ‘Campus Reform’ Roosevelt University President Malekzadeh tells students he is “dishearten…
By Emma Arns '26
Nov 13, 2024
Mask-wearing assailants violently attack two Jewish students at DePaul University
The students were ‘visibly showing their support for Israel’ when they were assaulted.
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Nov 13, 2024
Midwestern University awards scholarships to 'underrepresented minority' students to advance DEI
Midwestern University has partnered with Delta Dental of Illinois to create a scholarship fund dedicated to boostin…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Nov 8, 2024
University of Chicago course will instruct students on 'The Queer Enemy'
Next semester, the University of Chicago will offer students a course called 'The Queer Enemy and the Politics of H…
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Nov 6, 2024
University of Chicago student arrested for ‘shoving,’ ‘kicking,’ ‘striking’ police officer during anti-Israel protest
The student in question violently assaulted a police officer during the protest.
By Jacob Beckwith '26
Oct 31, 2024
Northwestern law students working on changing legal names for transgender-identifying people
The work is part of the recently formed LGBTQI+ Rights Clinic at the Pritzker School of Law.
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Oct 26, 2024
Suspended U of Illinois SJP chapter covers university building signs with names of 'martyrs'
The Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) chapter at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) vandalize…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Oct 26, 2024
Illinois might pay for black and Hispanic students: WATCH
A controversial Illinois bill would give universities $6,000 in extra funds for each black or American Indian stude…
By Campus Reform 
Oct 25, 2024
Chicago universities crack down on anti-Israel protests through revised protest policies
Many Chicago-area colleges, including DePaul, Loyola, Northwestern, and the University of Chicago, have updated the…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Oct 20, 2024
Women's sports advocate protested by trans activists during Real Women's Day speech: EXCLUSIVE VIDEO
Kaitlynn Wheeler was met with opposition from leftist activists during a speaking appearance to commemorate Real Wo…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Oct 11, 2024
Illinois bill would give colleges taxpayer dollars for each minority student enrolled
Black and Hispanic students would allegedly generate $6,000 and $4,000 respectively for universities, whereas white…
By Macy Gunnell '26
Oct 9, 2024
Northwestern University quietly ends relationship with Al Jazeera: EXCLUSIVE
Al Jazeera has been called ‘the voice of Qatar’s regime.’
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Oct 8, 2024
University of Illinois FINALLY derecognizes Students for Justice in Palestine group that hosted rally honoring Hamas terrorists
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign derecognized its chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) due…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Oct 5, 2024
Self-proclaimed ‘family friendly’ furry group meets at Southern Illinois University
‘We are a small, family friendly student organization at SIUC for those in the Furry Fandom,’ the Saluki Furry Soci…
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Sep 27, 2024
Northwestern University bans fat jokes
Making weight-related jokes counts as ‘harassing conduct that may create a hostile environment.’
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Sep 13, 2024
Northwestern University reportedly suspends professor, places him under investigation after participation in anti-Israel encampment
Northwestern University has reportedly suspended a professor and placed him under further investigation after he pa…
By Adam Sabes 
Sep 8, 2024
Northwestern offering ‘universal trans rights’ course this fall
‘Of particular interest will be the notion of universal trans rights, as recently articulated in UN Documents argui…
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Aug 23, 2024
Equal Protection Project challenges 42 UIUC scholarships for sex, race-based discrimination
The Equal Protection Project has filed a complaint against the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign alleging tha…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Aug 23, 2024
New Illinois bill outlaws ‘legacy status’ college admissions
In the wake of a federal ban on affirmative action policies at colleges and universities, one state is taking anoth…
By Benjamin Brown '26
Aug 20, 2024
UChicago offering identity-based ‘pre-orientation’ events for 'Students of Color' and LGBTQ-identifying students
The school’s Center for Identity + Inclusion is sponsoring the events.
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Aug 17, 2024