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Yale appoints Miguel Cardona despite declining U.S. education outcomes during his tenure as Education Secretary
A former Biden administration cabinet official, Miguel Cardona, has joined Yale University as part of the School of…
By Michael Duke 
Oct 9, 2025
SLU doubles down on DEI: Oath of Inclusion, mandatory training persists despite executive order
While private, SLU still accepts federal student aid and grant money, yet enforces an 'Oath of Inclusion' for all c…
By CJ Womack 
Oct 9, 2025
DOJ investigates UNLV over alleged failures to protect Jewish students
The Department of Justice has launched a civil rights investigation into UNLV to determine if the university failed…
By Patrick  McDonald 
Oct 9, 2025
UNLV diversity office pages vanish as school ‘restructures’ DEI programs
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) has removed web pages dedicated to student diversity and “undocumented” …
By Brendan  McDonald 
Oct 8, 2025
Yale AAUP leads panel to prepare for a Trump admin-led Title VI investigation
The panel featured faculty representatives from Harvard, Columbia, and Brown—universities that have faced scrutiny …
By Alessia Degraeve 
Oct 8, 2025
Kansas professor placed on leave after calling Charlie Kirk’s assassination ‘karma’ and attacking white men
Fort Hays State University psychology professor Nuchelle Chance has been placed on administrative leave after socia…
By Patrick  McDonald 
Oct 7, 2025
Northwestern 'enlightened disagreement' center criticized for leader’s use of anti-Israel rhetoric
A Northwestern center dedicated to fostering dialogue is facing criticism after co-chair Nour Kteily praised and ne…
By Patrick  McDonald 
Oct 7, 2025
UVA scholarship recipient shares planned 'antifascist' flag-burning tailgate protesting Trump
A University of Virginia (UVA) law student and scholarship awardee organized a 'flag-burning tailgate' to protest P…
By Patrick  McDonald 
Oct 7, 2025
Duquesne University quietly rebrands DEI medical school initiative
Duquesne University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine appears to be rebranding its DEI initiatives under softer lan…
By Patrick  McDonald 
Oct 7, 2025
STURGE: Trump’s 'Compact for Academic Excellence' brings law and merit back to campus
The Trump administration initially invited nine colleges to join its 'Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Edu…
By Emily Sturge  
Oct 7, 2025
'Garbage people': Law prof slams Indiana AG, student for backing firing of prof over Kirk's murder
Paul Campos, a University of Colorado Law School professor, called on admissions committees to reject a conservativ…
By Austin Browne  
Oct 7, 2025
ACLU urges Brown University to reject and forcefully resist Trump deal
The ACLU of Rhode Island is pushing Brown University to reject a proposed compact from the Trump administration and…
By Jared Harris 
Oct 6, 2025
Fordham University ‘Girl Boss’ program for women in business faces civil rights complaint
The Equal Protection Project filed the complaint on September 26.
By Brendan  McDonald 
Oct 4, 2025
Nonprofits pump $19 million into universities to push radical ethnic studies programs
Defending Education’s new report warns that ethnic studies programs, increasingly supported by multimillion-dollar …
By Patrick  McDonald 
Oct 2, 2025
UT System launches review of gender studies courses amid scrutiny over LGBT content
The University of Texas (UT) System is reviewing all gender identity courses to ensure they comply with laws and Bo…
By Patrick  McDonald 
Oct 2, 2025
Trump administration sends out 'Compact for Academic Excellence,' offers big benefits for colleges that sign
The compact would guarantee multiple benefits for schools that sign on, but these institutions would also be held t…
By Jared Harris 
Oct 2, 2025
Columbia University’s Trump-mandated Middle East Review led by pro-Hamas professors
A Columbia University review committee includes members with histories of defending Hamas and hosting figures like …
By Patrick  McDonald 
Oct 2, 2025
Purdue ends $34.9 million DEI-linked program after federal funding canceled
Purdue University shut down its $34.9 million GEAR UP program after the Department of Education canceled its fundin…
By Patrick  McDonald 
Oct 1, 2025
Columbia Jewish grad students file complaint against union over anti-Semitic, anti-Israel agenda
Jewish graduate workers at Columbia University filed a federal complaint against their union, alleging that Student…
By Patrick  McDonald 
Oct 1, 2025
Yale launches new ‘Cultivating Conversation’ initiative for 'differing viewpoints' amid federal lobbying
In 2024, Yale’s new President Maurie McInnis announced that she was planning to lobby lawmakers in Washington D.C. …
By Alessia Degraeve 
Oct 1, 2025