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Florida DOGE uncovers $800k NSF grant for social justice math program at University of West Florida
A Florida state audit has discovered that the University of West Florida in Pensacola has received federal funding …
By Brendan  McDonald '25
May 8, 2025
Boston University hosts ‘Sex in the Dark’ event with self-described ‘Filipina Mermaid Goddess’ as ‘pleasure guide’
One panelist, Cecilia Villero is a self-proclaimed ‘Mermaid goddess’ who believes all are ‘Mer-Made for Pleasure.’
By Claire  Harrington '25
Apr 15, 2025
Texas A&M president vetoes effort to force social sciences students to take LGBTQ Studies course
The class is called ‘Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Studies.’
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Apr 15, 2025
Arizona State University changes names of segregated graduation ceremonies but keeps them in place
‘Convocation events, hosted by colleges, are celebrations of individual achievement where graduate names are called…
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Mar 27, 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
New York University hosts events by ‘sexologist’ and ‘neurodivergent,’ ‘queer’ therapist
One of the speakers is the author of ‘The New Sex Bible’ and ‘The Little Book of Kink.’
By Caroline  Giuffra '26
Mar 13, 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
University of Cincinnati says offering prayer for the disabled is a ‘micro aggression,’ provides ‘Able-Bodied Privilege Checklist’
The guide states that asking a disabled person: ‘Can I pray for you?’ is a ‘micro-aggression.’
By Claire  Harrington '25
Mar 5, 2025
Senate Dems stop legislation that would have blocked men from competing with and against women athletes
A Senate Democrat accused Tuberville of ‘trying to churn the social wars about something that really doesn’t exist.…
By Elad Vaida 
Mar 5, 2025
Notre Dame University official gives equal priority to both DEI and Catholic identity in considering new faculty
‘One important goal is to hire Catholic faculty . . . A second overlapping and equally important goal is to increas…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Mar 5, 2025
Tulane University prof pays for ‘LGBTQ+’ flags and graduation cords to protest Trump’s war on gender ideology
President Trump signed executive orders keeping men out of women’s sports, and officially stating that there are on…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Mar 3, 2025
Fordham University theology department held book talk on ‘Queer Possibilities of Black Religion’
The book ‘demonstrates the ways in which James Baldwin disidentifies with and queers Black Christian language and t…
By Elad Vaida 
Mar 3, 2025
Vanderbilt University scrubs DEI references online
Vanderbilt University’s decision follows President Donald Trump’s anti-DEI executive order.
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Feb 28, 2025
University of Cincinnati places restroom signs for biological men and women, appears to immediately backtrack
The new signs require campus members to attend restrooms that actually correspond to their real biological sex, not…
By Elad Vaida 
Feb 26, 2025
West Chester University changes name of DEI office, admits it will still keep the same mission
One school official called the decision ‘preemptive compliance.’
By Elad Vaida 
Feb 25, 2025
Fear-mongering prof at NYU says that restoring ‘will of the people’ is ‘fascist talk,’ compares Trump to Mussolini
The NYU professor compared Trump and his administration to dictators Benito Mussolini and Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
By Claire  Harrington '25
Feb 24, 2025
Sen. Ted Cruz publishes database showing NSF spent $2 billion to promote DEI, ‘neo-Marxist class warfare propaganda’
The grants went towards ‘questionable projects that promoted Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) or advanced neo…
By Elad Vaida 
Feb 24, 2025
New geology study explains how rocks can help ‘heal’ racism
Two University of San Diego professors published a study investigating the ‘racist geologic formations of subjectho…
By Benjamin Brown '26
Feb 21, 2025
American University instructor claims Trump’s anti-DEI actions benefit ‘straight white Christian men’
‘[The administration] is presenting straight white Christian men as the norm and making the recognition of any othe…
By CJ Womack '25
Feb 19, 2025
Iowa state legislature considers bill cutting off tuition grants to private colleges and universities that promote DEI
‘A private institution of higher education shall not, except as otherwise provided by federal or state law or accre…
By Elad Vaida 
Feb 18, 2025
Trans-identifying Western Oregon University prof pens crazy poem about her surgery in medical journal: 'My hysterectomy was the jackpot'
‘This poem is me living a vibrant, queer life in academia and at my family’s kitchen table, resisting moral panic o…
By Philomena  Clark '26
Feb 14, 2025
Kentucky state rep sponsors bill with wide-ranging ban on DEI practices in public higher ed
The bill bans DEI statements, stops spending on DEI, and prohibits schools from forcing students to take classes ‘d…
By Elad Vaida 
Feb 14, 2025
$2.45 million grant funds ‘social justice’ internships at Valdosta State University
The grant will support students pursuing ‘social justice’ internships with $5,000 stipends.
By Emma Arns '26
Feb 12, 2025
Notre Dame University changes DEI webpage title to read ‘We Are All Notre Dame’
The new page, despite the name change, still features DEI initiatives such as ‘Staff Diversity Plans’ and a ‘Divers…
By Elad Vaida 
Feb 12, 2025
Kendi moves ‘antiracism’ research to Howard after financial troubles at Boston University
‘It’s the most fulfilling career choice I’ve ever made,’ Kendi said.
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Feb 12, 2025
‘Sex Con’ at Kalamazoo College features ‘BDSM-101' and ‘Kinky Masquerade'
‘Sex Con’ means to promote ‘sex education and empowerment.’
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Feb 11, 2025
California professor refuses to use ‘chief’ in her CEO title, says it offends ‘Indigenous colleagues’
The professor claims that “[t]he term [chief executive officer] has received negative comments from Indigenous coll…
By Claire  Harrington '25
Feb 10, 2025
DEI requirements at state universities cost $1.8 billion every four years, report claims
State universities also make undergraduates invest ‘at least 40 million student hours satisfying mandatory DEI gene…
By Jessica Ogrin '28
Feb 6, 2025
‘Disabled queer Chicanx’ lecturer goes on unhinged anti-Trump rant in Washington State House, gets rebuked
‘I am a disabled queer Chicanx educator and scholar in the University of Washington . . . These are markers that we…
By Elad Vaida 
Jan 29, 2025
Air Force Academy drops ‘Diversity and Inclusion Studies’ minor
Courses that were a part of the minor included 'Gender, Sexuality, and Society,' 'Diversity and Security,' and 'Gen…
By CJ Womack '25
Jan 27, 2025
UC Irvine hosting musical ‘performative lecture’ about ‘White Privilege’
The lecture ‘engages white privilege as a discourse, casting the performative space as an opportunity to enlarge ca…
By Michael Duke '26
Jan 24, 2025
Butler University offers ‘Singing Beyond the Binary’ event featuring ‘trans and non-binary singers’
The school invites students to ‘[e]xplore identity-affirming repertoire selections that celebrate the richness and …
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Jan 22, 2025
New York University to hold ‘Anti-Racist Pedagogy’ workshop
The workshop ‘extends the ongoing conversation about anti-racist pedagogy by providing participants with practical …
By Michael Duke '26
Jan 21, 2025
University of New Mexico website features multiple ‘Land, Labor, and Immigrant acknowledgements’
One of the multiple land acknowledgments states that the school ‘sits on the traditional homelands of the Pueblo of…
By Claire  Harrington '25
Jan 10, 2025
Vermont State University hosts ‘Building Anti-Racist White Educators’ workshop to deal with so-called ‘unconscious biases’
‘White teachers, even those with experience and compassion, can unconsciously cause pain to students of color in th…
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Jan 6, 2025
Cal State East Bay has woke language guide, warns not to use ‘non-inclusive’ terms like ‘Civilized,’ ‘Illegal Alien,’ ‘Native’
Targeted terms include ‘Primitive,’ ‘Civilized,’ ‘Illegal alien,’ ‘Native,’ and ‘Homeless,’ among many others.
By Claire  Harrington '25
Jan 6, 2025
University of South Florida to feature art exhibit on the word ‘Latinx’
The exhibit ‘locates, through the work of more than a dozen historical and contemporary artists, dynamic entry poin…
By Elad Vaida 
Jan 6, 2025
Parents’ rights group reveals Dept of Ed spent $1 BILLION on DEI since 2021
The Department of Education spent the funds to promote DEI through ‘universities, school districts, and nonprofits.…
By Elad Vaida 
Dec 20, 2024
South Carolina lawmakers again introduce bill to crack down on DEI in higher education
The bill would stop schools from forcing applicants to submit DEI statements, among other measures.
By Elad Vaida 
Dec 20, 2024
'FASCISM,' 'MURDERER,' 'RIGHT-WING MOBILIZATION': Academics go crazy following Daniel Penny acquittal
‘The right-wing mobilization of vigilantes is going to be felt everywhere, even in jurisdictions that don't sanctio…
By Elad Vaida 
Dec 9, 2024
California state legislator introduces bill that racially discriminates in favor of descendants of slaves in university admissions
‘We have a moral responsibility to do all we can to right those wrongs,’ Bryan said.
By Elad Vaida 
Dec 3, 2024
University of Michigan DEI office claims that wokeness does not ‘limit free speech’
Being woke ‘means being aware and attentive, not limiting speech. DEl at U-M values open dialogue and understanding…
By Elad Vaida 
Dec 3, 2024
‘LEFTIST INDOCTRINATION’: Texas lawmaker promises to cut off taxpayer dollars from schools promoting woke programs
‘Public universities are for education not leftist indoctrination. If you want to study [lesbian, gay and bisexual]…
By Elad Vaida 
Dec 2, 2024
Study co-led by Rutgers shows that DEI initiatives can increase division and hostility
‘Across all groupings, instead of reducing bias, [DEI trainings] engendered a hostile attribution bias,’ the study …
By Elad Vaida 
Nov 27, 2024
Northeastern University Spirituality Center hosts ‘Slime making BIPOC healing space’ in response to Trump victory
The event was a ‘post-election grieving space’ that was advertised as ‘primarily . . . centering BIPOC (Black, Ind…
By Elad Vaida 
Nov 22, 2024
University of Wisconsin-Madison mind center searching for employee to help mission of ‘centering’ ‘BIPOC’ individuals and ‘non-binary identities’
The Center claims there is ‘disproportionate harm that marginalized members of our society experience - such as Bla…
By Elad Vaida 
Nov 22, 2024
PROF. JENKINS: How you can help 'de-wokify' your campus
The Left’s worldview is being repudiated across the country, while yours is gaining momentum. If you’re still in t…
By Rob Jenkins 
Nov 22, 2024
Words popular on campuses like ‘Woke,’ ‘Safe space’ see very little use among Americans, survey finds
Very few Americans regularly use terms like ‘Latinx,’ ‘intersectionality,’ and ‘antiracism,’ despite these words’ r…
By Elad Vaida 
Nov 21, 2024
National Science Foundation awards $3.2 million for Yale prof's documentary to 'empower' black scientists
A Yale professor has received a $3.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation that will go toward creatin…
By Campus Reform 
Nov 20, 2024
Trump announces intent to nominate Linda McMahon, advocate of expanding ‘worker education programs,’ as Education Secretary
‘Linda will use her decades of Leadership experience, and deep understanding of both Education and Business, to emp…
By Elad Vaida 
Nov 20, 2024