College Insurrection Tag

Federal Court Rules U.S. Naval Academy Can Consider Race in Admissions

Posted by James Nault on December 07, 2024 41 Comments

Judge holds diversity is a compelling national security interest and therefore rules that considering race in Naval Academy admissions does not violate the U.S. Constitution...

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Trump NIH Pick Dr. Jay Bhattacharya Wants to Take on Cancel Culture in Higher Education

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 07, 2024 4 Comments

"is considering a plan to link a university’s likelihood of receiving research grants to some ranking or measure of academic freedom on campus"...

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California Bar May Consider Campus Protests in Moral Character Review For Licensing Lawyers

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 07, 2024 4 Comments

"when determining if they have the moral character to become licensed attorneys"...

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Profs in Wisconsin Worry They Could be Replaced by AI Chat Bots

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 07, 2024 4 Comments

"Officials proposed a policy this fall that would give the university system the copyright of any instructional materials, including syllabi."...

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Republicanism Rising on Campus Week in Education

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 07, 2024 2 Comments

Your weekly report on education news....

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Student Sues Her College After Being Suspended for Gun-Related Social Media Post

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 06, 2024 2 Comments

"alleges college administrators began investigating her after a classmate reported a Snapchat post"...

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Democrats and Activists Urge Biden to Hand Out More Student Loan Forgiveness Before His Term Ends

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 05, 2024 25 Comments

"I'm urging the Biden administration in the closing hours of their administration – the last seven weeks – come to the rescue of these students as quickly as possible"...

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Republican State Rep. in Texas Wants to Cut Tax Dollars From Schools That Push ‘Leftist Indoctrination’

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 05, 2024 8 Comments

“nothing is free”...

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Administrators at Universities of Wisconsin to Evaluate ‘Low-Enrollment’ Campus Programs

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 05, 2024 7 Comments

“I think some universities continue to look at program array and where they can reduce programs”...

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U. Michigan Students and Employees Protest Proposed Cuts to Major DEI Initiative

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 05, 2024 4 Comments

“Clearly, there are some folks in leadership on this campus who don’t know what inclusion really means, nor what it requires”...

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MIT Shuts Down Student-Run Anti-Israel Magazine After it Appears to Support Violence

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 04, 2024 6 Comments

“Numerous community members have expressed concern for their safety and well-being after learning of your article.”...

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Ohio Republicans Propose Ban on Asking for Preferred Pronouns on Applications to Public Universities

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 04, 2024 4 Comments

“We just feel that at this point, it is something that is not something that we want to keep on there because we want to keep it unbiased and open to all as possible"...

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U. Minnesota Suspends and Fines Pro-Hamas Rioters Who Took Over Building

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 04, 2024 3 Comments

“Alongside arbitrary suspensions, the university intends to withhold the transcripts of those arrested”...

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Brown University Transfers Ownership of a Portion of its Land to Local Indian Tribe

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 03, 2024 15 Comments

"The land is the ancestral home of Metacom — also known as King Philip — the leader of the Pokanoket people."...

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Yale Psychiatrist Doesn’t Allow Her White Husband to Have White Friends Unless They Meet Her First

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 03, 2024 95 Comments

"Before I was a doctor, I was a black person in America, and this white coat does not protect me"...

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The Battle to End Wokeness is Just Getting Started

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 03, 2024 0 Comments

"Some conservatives may get cocky and start to think that the woke movement is dying, or at least on its way out."...

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U. Michigan Regent Says School Reconsidering DEI Policies

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 03, 2024 2 Comments

“I’ve been asking a lot of questions since I was first elected to this board, and really believe we need to do something differently here”...

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San Francisco State U. Firing Lecturers Due to ‘Financial Emergency’

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 02, 2024 7 Comments

“It’s terrible, it’s tragic that people are losing course assignments, but you can’t offer sections when there aren’t students”...

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