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Columbia has more full-time employees than undergrads, including an Earth Observatory DEI director
Columbia University’s Earth Observatory has its own DEI director and two supporting administrators as part of its 6,756 administrator army. Read More.
READ: Chiefs' Harrison Butker gives controversial commencement speech
NFL player Harrison Butker, who delivered a commencement speech at Kansas' Benedictine College last Saturday, has stirred backlash among some women and pro-choice activists. Read More.
Court: Parents in Maryland Cannot Opt Children Out of LGBTQ Curriculum
A federal court upheld a Maryland school district policy that doesn't let parents opt their children out of curriculum on gender identity. Read More.
Petition demands Kansas City Chiefs fire kicker Harrison Butker for ‘discriminatory’ grad speech
A petition launched on Change.org demands that the Kansas City Chiefs fire kicker Harrison Butker for a commencement speech he gave Saturday at Benedictine College in which he praised traditional masculinity, touted motherhood, and criticized progressive trends. Read More.
New tactic emerges in anti-Israel campus activism: Withholding students’ grades
Calls for professors and graduate teaching assistants to withhold assigning grades as a means to strong-arm university leaders into acquiescing to activists’ anti-Israel demands have emerged in recent weeks. Read More.
Pro-Palestinian students walk out on Seinfeld commencement speech at Duke
Several dozen pro-Palestinian students walked out at the start of comedian Jerry Seinfeld’s speech at Duke University on Sunday to protest his open support for Israel. Read More.
US committee probes Georgia university's alleged ties to Chinese military
A U.S. committee has launched an inquiry into the Georgia Institute of Technology's collaboration with a Chinese institution accused of ties to the People's Liberation Army. Read More.
University math, chemistry, immunology job openings require scholars pledge loyalty to DEI
If you’re a statistician with a doctorate and want to be an assistant math professor at California State University, Stanislaus, you better be prepared to “provide specific examples of how you have or plan to address diversity in your teaching, research, and service,” because in its Department of Mathematics, a diversity statement is required for those who wish to teach. Read More.
This year’s Harvard commencement speaker compared Israel to Nazi Germany
This year’s commencement speaker at Harvard University, Maria Ressa, compared Israel to Nazi Germany and accused the Jewish state of committing genocide against the Palestinians. Read More.
Parents Sue North Carolina School Board After 16-Year-Old Student Suspended, Called Racist For Saying 'Illegal Alien'
Parents are taking legal action against their local school board after they suspended a student for using the term "illegal alien." Read More.
University of Alabama offers at least $200K in scholarships that exclude on basis of race or sex
The University of Alabama lists at least twenty potentially illegal scholarships that discriminate based on characteristics such as race or sex. Read More.
Congressional Republicans’ bill seeks to crack down on DEI in med schools
Bills that seeks to block med schools from receiving federal funds if they maintain diversity equity and inclusion mandates are winding their way through Congress. Read More.
‘Crying out for justice’: Female athletes sue NCAA over ‘dangerous’ transgender policies
Lawyer to College Fix: NCAA ignoring female athletes’ safety, privacy concerns. Read More.
Look for ‘real world’ value when picking college degree, experts say
Experts responded to report finding college grads working in jobs that do not require degree. Read More.
Day 8: Tear gas, rubber bullets, officers injured — unruly anti-Israel campus protests continue
Chaos continued to erupt at several campuses Thursday as police forcibly removed and arrested pro-Palestinian protesters who refused to vacant their campus tent encampments in protest of the Hamas-Israel war. Read More.
