Education
Students and Faculty Fear Tenure and DEI Bills Could ‘Destroy’ Texas Colleges
[ad_1] As a law student at the University of Texas at Austin, Sam Jefferson worked in the school’s diversity office. Jefferson said he learned…
Tag: Political Influence & Activism
Education
A Divisive Governor Hits the Commencement Circuit. For Some Students, He’s Not Welcome.
[ad_1] It’s not unusual for politicians to speak at public colleges’ graduation ceremonies. But this year, one governor’s controversial education policies have drawn protests…
Education
Indiana’s Funding Ban for Kinsey Sex-Research Institute Threatens Academic Freedom, IU President Says
[ad_1] The decision to ban state funding for Indiana University at Bloomington’s famed sex-research institute threatens academic freedom and sets a “troubling precedent” for…
Education
North Dakota Just Enacted a ‘Specified Concepts’ Bill. Here’s What It Says.
[ad_1] A bill banning mandatory diversity training at public institutions of higher education in North Dakota was signed into law on Monday. Gov. Doug…
Education
1 in 4 Prospective Students Ruled Out Colleges Due to Their States’ Political Climates
[ad_1] States’ political climates are significantly influencing where high-school seniors are choosing to attend college in the fall, according to the results of a…
Education
Texas Republicans Want to Reform Higher Ed. What Are Their Plans?
[ad_1] Among an avalanche of bills filed in the Texas Legislature on Friday were at least half a dozen proposals that would affect public…
Education
DEI Legislation Tracker
[ad_1] The Chronicle is tracking legislation that would prohibit colleges from having diversity, equity, and inclusion offices or staff; ban mandatory diversity training; prohibit…
Education
Citing State Law, an Idaho College Censored an Art Exhibit That Mentioned Abortion
[ad_1] Lydia Nobles, a New York-based artist, thought everything was going smoothly with the installation of her artwork at Lewis-Clark State College’s Center for…
Education
DeSantis’s Higher-Ed Push Just Got Bigger. Fresh Resistance Is Starting to Bubble Up.
[ad_1] Standing at a podium labeled “Higher Education Reform,” Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida on Tuesday announced a wide-ranging plan to shake up the…
Education
How Mitch Daniels Made Purdue a University Conservatives Can Love
[ad_1] College is a high-priced liberal indoctrination program where radical professors and administrators quash the speech of conservatives and promote outlandish ideas like critical…
Education
A Dean Says He Was Ousted for His Opposition to Police and Prisons
[ad_1] A dean at the University of Houston says he was ousted this week because of his support for abolitionism, a movement that calls…
Education
Channeling Orwell, Judge Blasts Florida’s ‘Dystopian’ Ban on ‘Woke’ Instruction
[ad_1] After his decisive victory in the Florida governor’s race last week, Ron DeSantis dubbed the Sunshine State as the place “where ‘woke’ goes…