University of the Arts in Philadelphia abruptly closes
The Philadelphia University of the Arts announced this weekend that it would close, abruptly ending programs for about 1,100 students and 700 faculty and staff due to financial difficulties. Many students and faculty were first informed of the closure. Via The Philadelphia Inquirer The announcement was made on Friday, with an official explanation from the […]
‘Rats, roaches, mold’: Howard University students protest housing conditions | FOX 5 DC
Students at Howard University have entered day two of protests, organizing a sit in on campus to oppose poor housing conditions … source
The affluent can have their souls enriched at university, so why not the poor as well? | Kenan Malik
‘W“We need to crack down on low-value college degrees.” Who said that, and when? Rishi Sunak said in October last year. or Mr Sunak said in July last yearOr Mr Sunak in August of the previous year. Nadhim Zahawi 5 months ago. Or Michelle Donnellan November 2020. or Gavin Williamson May 2020. or Damien Hinds […]
University leaders testify on campus antisemitism before Congress
Leaders from Northwestern, UCLA and Rutgers appear before the House Education Committee for a hearing on combatting … source
Anti-Israel Encampment Pops Up Again at Columbia University
One month after the NYPD raid, anti-Israel protesters have again set up an encampment at Columbia University. This is the third time an encampment has been set up on Columbia’s campus. The first was set up at the university on April 17, and the following day several students were suspended and hundreds of protesters were […]
Nigeria takes up case of its Teesside University students ordered out of UK | International students
A delegation from the Nigerian High Commission in London is due to meet Teesside university officials to discuss the fate of a group of students who were told to leave the UK for failing to repay their tuition fees. Nigerian students have been forced to leave classes, leaving them feeling mentally unstable and some even […]
Anti-Israel encampment at Wayne State University is dismantled, police arrest at least 8 protesters
An anti-Israel encampment at Detroit’s Wayne State University was cleared by police early Thursday morning, leading to clashes with authorities on campus and the arrest of at least eight protesters. Of the eight protesters arrested, six were arrested on suspicion of trespass, one on suspicion of resisting and obstructing and one on suspicion of assaulting […]
George Washington University lobbied up amid campus protest pressure
Higher Education The move comes amid intense scrutiny over its handling of pro-Palestinian protests on campus earlier this month. George Washington University Hired Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman to address the “Higher Education Problem.” Work began on May 6. sign upIt came two days before police cleared the encampment and the House Oversight Committee canceled a […]
Sen. John Fetterman dramatically whips off Harvard hood at Yeshiva University commencement
Sen. John Fetterman told Yeshiva University graduating class on Wednesday that he was “deeply disappointed” that Harvard University had failed to address anti-Semitism on campus before removing the ceremonial crimson degree caps that represent his alma mater. The Pennsylvania Democrat expressed his frustration with the Ivy League institution in a commencement speech at the private […]
Free Speech Group Files Lawsuit Against Public University Over ‘Bias Response Team’
Indiana University is violating students’ First and 14th Amendment rights through its “far-reaching” bias reporting policy, a civil rights organization alleges. Speech First filed a federal lawsuit against Indiana University on Wednesday arguing that the school is violating the rights of students by enacting a speech policy that “is designed solely to deter, discourage, and […]