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New York Bill Aims to Exclude Pro Bono Work Lawyers Do for Trump From Bar Requirements

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 16, 2025 11 Comments

“This legislation aims to send a clear message that bending the knee is never the right answer when dealing with fascists, and that we need New York’s lawyers to be champions, always, for the rule of law”...

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Trump Admin. Investigating Whether Harvard is Complying With SCOTUS Ruling on Affirmative Action

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 16, 2025 5 Comments

"If it is found liable, Harvard will have to return money to the government and could be fined hundreds of millions of dollars."...

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Free Speech Advocate at Yale Claims She Was Arrested for Something She Never Said

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 16, 2025 8 Comments

"It took almost a year, tens of thousands of dollars in legal fees and endless stress before the nightmare ended on March 27, when the prosecutor finally dropped all charges."...

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Democrats Outnumber Republicans as College Commencement Speakers by 5 to 1

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 15, 2025 7 Comments

"In total, there were only nine Republican or Republican-leaning commencement speakers."...

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Oregon Law Prof Accuses Oregon Law Review of Anti-Israeli Discrimination

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 15, 2025 1 Comment

"If true, the account is a shocking exercise of discrimination based on national origin and a rejection of core values of intellectual exchange in higher education."...

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Many Americans Hold Negative Views of the Ivy League, According to New Survey

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 15, 2025 2 Comments

"Among Republicans, the share was 54 percent, compared to roughly 40 percent of Democrats and 32 percent of Independents."...

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Pete Hegseth Bans Affirmative Action at Military Service Academies

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 14, 2025 3 Comments

"The schools have until the end of the 2026 admissions cycle to comply."...

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Texas Bill Aims to End In-State Tuition for Illegal Aliens

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 14, 2025 8 Comments

“In the 2024-2025 school year alone, more than 20,000 undocumented migrants received in-state tuition benefits that resulted in an estimated $150 million in subsidies”...

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Arizona State to Focus on ‘Gender Equity’ for Women Even Though Campus is 70% Female

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 14, 2025 7 Comments

“address the needs of New College’s growing female student population by improving access to education, leadership opportunities, and equitable advancement”...

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New York Lawmakers Blast CUNY Leader After Anti-Israel Chaos Erupts at Brooklyn College

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 13, 2025 6 Comments

“It is unacceptable but not surprising that almost two years after October 7th — after an investigation into CUNY and several public hearings — we are still grappling with disruptive and criminal behavior against Jewish students, encampments and masked agitators on campus”...

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Arizona Outlaws College Campus Protest Encampments at Public Universities

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 13, 2025 4 Comments

"You still have the right to protest peacefully, but encampments do not have a legal right to be on campus"...

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House Republicans Consider Expansion of Tax on University Endowments

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 13, 2025 7 Comments

"Trump has demanded that those schools eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs and accused the institutions of permitting harassment of Jewish students on their campuses."...

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Faculty Association at U. Toronto Votes to Divest From Israel

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 12, 2025 2 Comments

"One of the prominent driving forces behind the motion was the UofT Faculty and Librarians for UPP Divestment group."...

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House Committee Requests Interview With President of Northwestern Regarding Campus Antisemitism

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 12, 2025 1 Comment

"The committee initiated its investigation in 2024 following a wave of assaults and harassment against Jewish students."...

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Students Sue Bryn Mawr College for ‘Inadequate’ Gluten-Free Options, Virtual Class Access

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 12, 2025 17 Comments

“multiple violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act”...

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U. Maryland Students Hold ‘Sit-In’ to Demand School ‘Stand Up’ to Trump

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 11, 2025 5 Comments

"sit-in participants came up with seven total demands which university officials need to heed"...

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Oklahoma Lawmakers Pass Bill to Prohibit DEI in Public Higher Education

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 11, 2025 1 Comment

“Universities are more focused on pronouns than they are prepping for the workforce”...

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Columbia Limits Access to Campus After Anti-Israel Activists Invade School Library

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 11, 2025 4 Comments

"Only those with a university ID or approved faculty guests were allowed past checkpoints Thursday"...

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