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Ohio State University Raising Tuition and Student Fees

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 16, 2023 5 Comments

"According to public meeting materials, the 3 percent increase is set to cost Ohio residents around $12,859 a year for tuition and fees, resulting in a nearly $374 change."...

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Activists at Harvard Disrupt Ice Cream Social to Demand Creation of Ethnic Studies Department

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 16, 2023 21 Comments

“Hey, President Gay! We need ethnic studies today!”...

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Student Government at Temple U. Denounces Recent SCOTUS Rulings

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 16, 2023 6 Comments

"Both of these decisions represent more significant issues embedded in our nation in racial inequality and a lack of protection for the LGBTQ+ community."...

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U. Minnesota Considers Restricting Public Access to Most Campus Buildings

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 15, 2023 4 Comments

"Parents and community members have been raising concerns about safety on and off campus for years"...

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Prof Sparks Liberal Outrage by Suggesting Her Career Would Have Been Easier if She Was Black and a Lesbian

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 15, 2023 60 Comments

"According to conference guests, Banner's antics came just moments after a black professor had spoken on racism and exclusion in the academic space."...

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Donor Pulling $400K Gift to Arizona State U. Citing ‘Left-Wing Hostility and Activism’

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 15, 2023 0 Comments

"I regret that this decision was necessary, and hope that Barrett and ASU will take strong action to ensure that free speech will always be protected and that all voices can be heard"...

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Crisis of Confidence Week in Education

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 15, 2023 2 Comments

Your weekly report on education news....

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California Adopting New ‘Social Justice’ Mathematics Framework for K-12

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 14, 2023 7 Comments

"This framework provides strategies to challenge, engage, and support all students in deep and relevant math learning by building on successful approaches used in nations that produce high and equitable achievement in math"...

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Sen. J.D. Vance Criticizes Colleges Over ‘Intention to Circumvent’ SCOTUS Affirmative Action Ruling

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 14, 2023 4 Comments

“The Court has instructed you to honor the spirit, and not just the letter, of the ruling”...

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Jewish Advocacy Group Demands Removal of CUNY Law School Dean Over Student’s Anti-Israel Speech

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 14, 2023 6 Comments

“I would not change a single word of my speech — and I would say it louder”...

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Seattle University is First in Washington State ‘to Divest From Fossil Fuels’

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 13, 2023 6 Comments

"aligns with the university’s commitment to sustainability and environmental justice"...

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Research Finds Very Few Historically Black Colleges Offer a Major in Women’s Studies

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 13, 2023 6 Comments

“Some other HBCUs offer interdisciplinary degrees in which students can select a concentration on similar topics, and others offer minors in gender or women’s studies.”...

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Gallup: Confidence in Higher Education at Historic Low

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 13, 2023 19 Comments

"The poll was conducted in June and found only 36 percent of Americans have 'a great deal' or 'quite a lot' of confidence in higher education, down about 20 percentage points from eight years ago."...

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Ohio School District Spent $24K on Trainings About How to Hide Gender Transition of Kids

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 13, 2023 7 Comments

“with schools, healthcare clinics, businesses, and communities in order to support queer & trans belonging”...

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University of California System Looking to Increase Tuition by 6% Every year

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 12, 2023 5 Comments

"the proposal would generate $840 million in revenue over five years"...

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University in Scotland Puts Trigger Warning on Hemingway’s ‘Old Man and the Sea’

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 12, 2023 8 Comments

“Content warnings enable students to make informed choices.”...

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UC-Berkeley to Offer Course on ‘Reproductive Liberty and Justice’

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 12, 2023 2 Comments

“examines the determinants of family size and the role played by contraception, voluntary sterilization, and induced abortion in the transition to small families”...

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The Supreme Court Should Apply Its Affirmative Action Ruling to Military Academies

Posted by James Nault on July 12, 2023 19 Comments

The result in "Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard" was a key equal protection victory in education; it's even more critical that the same result apply to the service academies...

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