College Insurrection Tag

Trump Orders Review of Harvard Patents Worth Hundreds of Millions

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 09, 2025 5 Comments

"Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick declared Friday that the administration is launching an immediate review of the intellectual property Harvard has derived from federally funded research grants."...

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People in Higher Education Are Finding Secret Workarounds to Keep DEI Alive

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 09, 2025 4 Comments

"Our recent research confirms that many institutions are bending the knee too quickly, forfeiting hard-won progress without meaningful resistance."...

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Indoctrination Factories Week in Education

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 09, 2025 2 Comments

Your weekly report on education news....

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Service Workers at U. Minnesota Threaten Strike Ahead of Fall Semester

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 08, 2025 1 Comment

“Our pay isn’t keeping up with inflation and many of us are forced to work multiple jobs”...

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Zohran Mamdani Opposes Charter Schools in NYC, Despite Having Attended a Private School Himself

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 08, 2025 17 Comments

"The 33-year-old Queens assemblyman said he would fight efforts to open more charters, which largely educate minority, working-class students, and even opposed the schools sharing space in city-owned buildings."...

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Massachusetts Teachers Association Pushing New Tax to Fund ‘Free’ College

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 08, 2025 7 Comments

“[I]f we are serious about social and economic justice and nurturing a culturally rich and welcoming state of involved citizens, we will provide all residents with the best vehicle for a prosperous future – public education”...

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Oklahoma to End Taxpayer-Funded Tuition for Illegal Immigrants

Posted by Jane Coleman on August 08, 2025 9 Comments

"Federal law prohibits institutions of higher education from providing benefits to aliens that are not offered to U.S. citizens."...

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U Nebraska Investigating Grad Student’s Drag Show ‘Mass’

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 08, 2025 2 Comments

“Mr. Willette’s final recital performance is very offensive and unacceptable for being permitted at the University of Nebraska”...

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Trump Requiring Colleges to Prove Non-Race Based Admissions

Posted by Mary Chastain on August 07, 2025 9 Comments

"Greater transparency is essential to exposing unlawful practices and ultimately ridding society of shameful, dangerous racial hierarchies."...

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MIT Prof Claims She Spends ‘a Third’ of ‘Working Hours’ Fighting Trump ‘Terrorism’

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 07, 2025 19 Comments

“The Trump administration’s strategy conjoins specific instances of threats and violence with widely reported media representations in order to spread fear”...

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Syracuse U Replacing Office of Diversity and Inclusion With ‘People and Culture’ Unit

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 07, 2025 6 Comments

“We want to be welcoming to all, while ensuring full compliance with federal law, including Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964”...

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Stanford Student Newspaper Sues Trump Admin Alleging the Targeting of Pro-Palestinian Students

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 07, 2025 10 Comments

"arguing the government’s effort has impermissibly chilled students’ First Amendment rights"...

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Florida State U Student Who Harassed Jewish Peer Charged With Misdemeanor Battery

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 06, 2025 31 Comments

"According to the arrest report, Deckerhoff hit the victim, an FSU student wearing an IDF ((Israel Defense Forces) shirt, on the shoulder while trying to reach for his smoothie on the table."...

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Columbia Faculty Members Outraged by School’s Settlement With Trump Admin

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 06, 2025 10 Comments

“We’re terrified that this is just the beginning of further demands.”...

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Indiana U Study Finds Anti-Israel Activism is ‘Highly Coordinated’

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 06, 2025 3 Comments

“The most frequent external collaborator is the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM), which frequently partners with National SJP and other campus groups”...

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Stanford U Dissolving Office for Inclusion, Belonging and Intergroup Communication

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 06, 2025 6 Comments

“The reorganization decision was made to preserve and strengthen core elements of student life while anchoring and integrating them within a broader portfolio focused on student wellbeing and engagement”...

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Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Cut Federal Funding for Schools That Support BDS Movement

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 05, 2025 7 Comments

“The antisemitic rot that has corroded college campuses must be eradicated – enough is enough.”...

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Florida State U Student Who Harassed Jewish Peer May Face Criminal Charges

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 05, 2025 6 Comments

"The matter is being reviewed for potential criminal charges and for charges under the FSU Student Code of Conduct."...

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