NEW YORK — House Speaker Mike Johnson says he thinks the president should call in the National Guard to calm the anti-Israel protests on college campuses if they fail to diminish on their own. On Wednesday, Mr. Johnson and several other House Republican lawmakers visited Columbia University where tensions over protests have Jewish students saying […]
There’s been an unprecedented movement by college-age kids away from Ivy League and other so-called elite schools toward schools in the South. It’s no mystery. Several factors are at play in this migration, including a greater sense of freedom, great college sports teams, and warmer weather. The pandemic hastened the migration as southern schools […]
There’s been an unprecedented movement by college-age kids away from Ivy League and other so-called elite schools toward schools in the South. It’s no mystery. Several factors are at play in this migration, including a greater sense of freedom, great college sports teams, and warmer weather. The pandemic hastened the migration as southern schools […]
Virginia’s governor signed a law Thursday that allows the state’s colleges and universities to directly pay athletes through name, image and likeness deals. The law signed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin bypasses an NCAA rule that prevents schools from paying athletes under NIL guidelines. It takes effect on July 1. NIL rules, enacted in 2021, allow […]
Earlier this month I wrote about the University of Texas which was laying off around 60 employees in order to belatedly comply with a state law prohibiting DEI. I say belatedly because the law in question took effect at the beginning of the year but it seems UT’s first reaction wasn’t to get rid of […]
NEW ORLEANS — A Biden administration plan to provide student debt relief for people who say they were victims of misleading information by trade schools or colleges is “almost certainly unlawful” a federal appeals court said in a ruling blocking enforcement of the policy against a group of privately owned Texas institutions. The 5th U.S. […]
Many conservative Christian colleges have announced their 2024 commencement speakers, and they don’t include any Republican politicians or former Trump administration officials as November’s presidential election looms. In the past, right-leaning Christian campuses have invited GOP leaders such as former President George W. Bush and former Vice President Mike Pence to address graduating seniors, bucking […]
In January, the University of California announced that it would begin allowing illegal aliens to apply for jobs on campus. There was some pushback against the plan (more on that in a moment), so they decided to hold off on implementing it. But other colleges and universities have been making noises along similar lines, so […]
California was known for decades as being “laid back” and accepting, and nowhere more so than in the sleepy town of Santa Barbara, the home of the University of California, Santa Barbara. The home of “epic” surfing, it inspired Bruce Brown to make the film “The Endless Summer.” Now, […]
Some regional public universities are bracing for a fresh round of humanities cutbacks in 2024 as more financially conscious students shun degree programs associated with low-paying careers. The expected cutbacks follow on the heels of belt-tightening last year by U.S. colleges facing dwindling enrollments, state budget reductions, rising costs and a shrinking pool of applicants. […]
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