Government
Dems block bill to help pregnant women on college campuses despite it not once mentioning abortion(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Senate Democrats blocked pro-life legislation Tuesday that would require colleges to provide resources and accommodations to pregnant students in a party-line vote of 47-45, falling… Read More
Government
Oklahoma senator reintroduces bill protecting religious groups on campus(The Daily Signal) – Sen. James Lankford says he will be reintroducing legislation Thursday to protect religious student organizations on campus from being discriminated against because of their religious… Read More
Government
AZ governor signs bipartisan bill banning encampments on school grounds(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Democrat Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signed off on a ban Wednesday that outlaws protest encampments on college campuses. State House Bill 2880,… Read More
Josh Hawley
Hawley, Arab American Institute leader spar over antisemitism on college campuses(The Center Square) – At a U.S. Senate Judiciary hearing on hate crimes, Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley sparred with the executive director of Arab American Institute, Maya Berry, over antisemitism… Read More
Public Education
UW-Madison ranks low in latest campus free speech rankings(The Center Square) – The University of Wisconsin–Madison scores near the bottom in the latest campus free speech rankings. The latest report from FIRE, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression,… Read More
Free Speech
Poll: Majority says First Amendment ‘goes too far’(The Center Square) – Free speech suppression on college campuses and social media censorship often spur debates over how far the First Amendment should go to protect Americans’ rights to… Read More
Congress
Congress probes use of federal funds for antisemitic indoctrination, terrorism(The Center Square) – Congress’ probe into rising antisemitism on college campuses includes letters to the leaders of 10 prominent universities, with signatures led by a North Carolina congresswoman and… Read More
Culture, Uncategorized
Bipartisan push to balance religion, free speech on Ohio campuses(The Center Square) – A group of bipartisan lawmakers wants to balance religious freedom and free speech on college campuses throughout Ohio with a new law. The proposed plan, developed… Read More
Education
‘Coddled’ college students falling prey to ‘cultural Marxism’ in campuses’ takeover by anti-Jewish mobs, Missouri senators Hawley, Schmitt argueUniversities across America have “totally failed this country” in creating a climate of “cultural Marxism” resulting in the anti-Israel mobs on campuses, say Missouri Senators Josh Hawley and… Read More
President Donald Trump
‘Radical Left Revolution:’ Trump weighs in on pro-Hamas campus chaos(The Center Square) – Former President Donald Trump weighed in online on the ongoing chaos on college campuses as pro-Hamas protesters occupy and vandalize colleges around the country. “THIS IS… Read More
Public Education
Lawmakers call for accountability over pro-Hamas campus violence(The Center Square) – Pro-Hamas demonstrations on college campuses have become increasingly intense, and even violent in recent days, pushing lawmakers to call for a change. U.S. Sen. Rick Scott,… Read More
Culture
Antisemitic protests on college campuses represent ‘anti-western and anti-American movement,’ professor says(The Daily Signal) – Pro-Palestine protests on the campuses of some of America’s most elite colleges have resulted in hundreds of arrests and led Columbia University in New York… Read More
Free Speech
Diversity, equity and inclusion bureaucracies worsen free speech on campus, study shows(Daily Caller) – Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) bureaucracies on college campuses are correlated with more liberal students on campus and greater discomfort while expressing opinions outside the classroom, a… Read More