College Insurrection Tag

Texas A&M System Sued Over Syllabus Review Policy That Restricts Race and Gender Ideology

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 08, 2026 2 Comments

"argues the policy that prohibits professors from advocating for race and gender ideology in the classroom is too vague and violates the professors’ First Amendment rights"...

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Writer Claims Jewish Studies Programs in American Higher Education Are a Waste

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 08, 2026 2 Comments

"At Ivy League colleges, 72.3 per cent of Jewish Studies faculty publicly denounced Israel."...

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Personnel is Policy Week in Education

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 08, 2026 1 Comment

Your weekly report on education news....

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Mount St. Mary’s Theology Course Assigns Book Framing New Testament Through Race

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 07, 2026 2 Comments

"examining Catholic Social Teaching through contemporary issues including racism, restorative justice, health care, technology, and war"...

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Cambridge University Professor Accused of Plagiarism, Lying About Career Resigns

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 07, 2026 7 Comments

“[We have] begun an investigation following new information about Professor Arday’s academic qualifications and honorary appointments”...

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DOJ Finds Duke Law Discriminated Against White and Asian Applicants

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 07, 2026 11 Comments

"This isn’t a coincidence—Duke Law discriminates & the @CivilRights Division will end it!"...

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Weill Cornell Medicine Settles Sexual Abuse Case for $1 Billion

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 07, 2026 0 Comments

"to settle civil claims of patients who were sexually abused by former assistant professor and urologist Dr. Darius Paduch"...

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HHS Launches Investigation of Oregon Health and Science U After Equal Protection Project Complaint

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 06, 2026 4 Comments

Daily Wire: "The investigation comes after a complaint from the Equal Protection Project, an organization devoted to ensuring people of all races are treated fairly."...

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Report: Antisemitism on Canadian College Campuses is ‘Systemic,’ Going Unaddressed

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 06, 2026 0 Comments

"found that 95.7 per cent of Jewish students had experienced or witnessed at least one antisemitism incident in the previous 12 months"...

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Student Visas From China and India Cut in Half Under Trump

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 06, 2026 3 Comments

“The number issued to nationals of the [People’s Republic of China] (40,034) declined by 46 percent from the 2017-19/2021-24 average (73,853), and by 34 percent from 2024 (61,075)”...

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AAUP Gives First Ever Political Endorsement to Abdul El-Sayed

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 06, 2026 7 Comments

"AAUP President Todd Wolfson rejected the idea that the organization should remain politically neutral while criticizing the Trump administration’s higher education policies."...

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Some Small Colleges Struggling With Finances Now Turning to Misuse of Donor Funds

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 05, 2026 2 Comments

"Over 440 schools across the country could close in the next 10 years as they struggle to keep up with operating costs"...

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Fired ’60 Minutes’ Journalist Scott Pelley Hired by Columbia School of Journalism

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 05, 2026 32 Comments

"Columbia is leading the way in training the next generation of great journalists, and I am honored to join Sharyn in that vital cause."...

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Vassar College Agrees to Settlement in Gender Pay Discrimination Lawsuit

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 05, 2026 3 Comments

"reached this settlement after years of both pre-litigation meetings and court filings during litigation"...

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Judge Tosses Lawsuit From U. Michigan DEI Official Fired for Antisemitic Comments

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 05, 2026 1 Comment

"claimed she was unfairly fired after a disagreement about antisemitism on campus"...

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Brown University President Christina Paxson Stepping Down at End of 2027 School Year

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 04, 2026 4 Comments

"it was with mixed emotions that I informed the Corporation of Brown University earlier today that the 2026-27 academic year will be my last as Brown’s president"...

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Celebrated Cambridge Professor’s Extraordinary Rise Meets an Extraordinary Reckoning; Updated

Posted by Elizabeth Stauffer on August 04, 2026 67 Comments

“Arday did not dispute the allegations of plagiarism, but defended himself by arguing that he had not received adequate supervision during his PhD given his autism and learning disabilities.”...

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Linda McMahon Asks Universities to Define Commitments to ‘National Service’ by Year’s End

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 04, 2026 1 Comment

“Before the end of 2026, I call on every postsecondary institution to describe to the American public your commitments to rigorous teaching, pathbreaking research, and national service—commitments that make our universities a bedrock institution of the American republic.”...

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