University Donors Feel ‘Betrayed’ Scholarships Can No Longer Be Based On Race
University of Missouri donors voiced feelings of dismay that they can no longer keep white students from applying for minority-related scholarships, according to an article Inside Higher Ed published on Thursday. The Supreme Court of the United States struck down affirmative action for college admissions, and Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey sent a letter following […]
California university orders encampment to disburse after ‘significant damage’ to building: ‘Crossed a line’
The chancellor of California State University, Los Angeles, ordered the disbanding of an anti-Israel encampment on Thursday after protesters blocked and vandalized campus buildings. The Student Services Building, which houses the office of UCLA Chancellor Verenecia Johnson Eanes, was surrounded by yellow tape after Wednesday night’s incident and was considered a crime scene by authorities, […]
Arizona State University Sees Scrutiny Over Conservative Event Backlash
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes An Arizona lawmaker wants the state’s collegiate governing body to investigate why an Arizona State University employee lost her job shortly after organizing an event featuring conservative speakers. Rep. Austin Smith, R-Surprise, wrote to the Arizona Board of Regents on June 21 following the decision by ASU to terminate the […]
University president reportedly trapped in building by anti-Israel protesters
Anti-Israel protesters at California State University, Los Angeles, barricaded the Student Services building on Wednesday, leaving the school’s president trapped in her office. A faction of protesters broke off from a campus encampment to demonstrate in front of the university’s Student Services building, ABC 7 reported. They proceeded to pile up numerous objects in front […]
4 American college instructors stabbed during visit to partner university in China
Four Americans who are teachers in China were stabbed recently while sightseeing in the city of Jilin, about 700 miles northeast of Beijing. On Monday morning, David Zabner and three other Americans were hiking around Beishan Park with one of his Chinese colleagues from nearby Beihua University. The four Americans actually teach at Cornell University, […]
City of St. Louis hires man who embezzled $500k from high school scholarship program at St. Louis University
A man convicted of embezzling more than $500,000 from Saint Louis University has reportedly been hired by the city of St. Louis. Expose From KMOV-TV. Breton Delaria is Awarded In 2019, he received the Young Alumni Award from the university’s public affairs office for overseeing the distribution of $50,000 in scholarships to high school students […]
DePaul University fires biology professor over assignment about Israel-Hamas war
DePaul University announced it had fired an adjunct biology professor who gave students an elective assignment last month asking them to write about “the impact of the genocide in Gaza on human health and biology.” The school said an investigation into Ann D’Aquino’s assignment “determined that the assignment had a negative impact on the learning […]
Judge orders University of California workers to end strike protesting response to anti-Israel protests
A California judge has ordered University of California campus workers to end a strike after they set up picket lines on several campuses to protest the university’s response to anti-Israel demonstrations on campus. Orange County Superior Court Judge Randall Sherman handed down the sentence Friday, according to CNS. The university system filed the lawsuit early […]
Howard University Cuts Ties with Diddy, Revokes Honorary Degree
Howard University is severing ties with Sean Diddy Combs, revoking his honorary degree and ending the scholarship program named after him. After a recently released video from 2016 It appears to show him attacking R&B singer Cassie. “Mr. Combs’ behavior, as captured on the recently released video, is fundamentally incompatible with the core values and […]
Pro-Palestinian Employees at California University Ordered to Pause Strike
Pro-Palestinian officials at the University of California (UC) have been ordered by a judge to suspend strikes over the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip between Israel and Hamas. Orange County Superior Court Judge Randall J. Sherman Verdict Sherman issued the temporary restraining order on Friday. Her order came days after the university issued a […]