Public Education
What one former university president says to expect in higher ed for 2026Less DEI and more AI could be in store this year for institutions of higher education. That’s according to Missouri State University President Emeritus Michael Nietzel, who suggests in a recent piece with… Read More
Opinion
Red states shouldn’t forget the future of university education(The Daily Signal) – Governors and legislatures of Republican states—such as Florida, Ohio, and Texas—are doing good and necessary work both in establishing centers for education in civics and the… Read More
Public Education
The standardized testing pendulum swings back(The Daily Signal) – In the name of “equity,” many competitive colleges had stopped using entrance exams in their application process. Now, the pendulum has swung: Realizing that standardized tests actually… Read More
Public Education
New bill targets foreign interference in education, requiring colleges to disclose money from China, Russia, N. Korea(The Daily Signal) – A bill introduced Tuesday would require universities to disclose any contracts they have with foreign adversaries to the federal Department of Education. The… Read More
Public Education
US universities failed to disclose tens of million in Chinese funding(Daily Caller News Foundation) – American universities are failing to disclose millions of dollars in funding from China, a report released Wednesday found. The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley)… Read More
Government
Report: Mandated DEI undergrad courses cost students and taxpayers over $1.8 billionThe costs of forcing undergraduate students nationwide to take courses imbued with Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) ideology is revealed to be over $1.8 billion. Besides the tuition and taxpayer… Read More
Opinion
End Woke Higher Education Act is a big win for First Amendment(The Daily Signal) – Rarely does a piece of education legislation deserve a grade of A+. But the End Woke Higher Education Act, which has passed the U.S. House of… Read More
Culture
Stanford marketing course requiring DEI statement to enroll(The Center Square) – Requiring students to make a DEI statement to qualify for a course is “inappropriate” and could cross the line of compelled speech, according to a Brookings… Read More
Opinion
Universities have vital partnerships with military, but more security needed(The Daily Signal) – Higher education drives some conservatives and even some leftists crazy, but conservatives should support universities’ historic role in advancing national security interests. Republican leadership’s… Read More
Josh Hawley
‘They don’t know up from down’: Hawley Senate resolution condemns ‘scumbag’ Hamas terrorists and their campus cheerleadersColleges have failed miserably when their students mount pro-Hamas protests, says Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley, whose resolution condemning the terrorist attacks and their cheerleaders on campus passed the… Read More
Courts
Biden admin urges colleges to continue to racially discriminate following Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Biden administration urged colleges and universities on Monday to continue to racially discriminate in an effort to make their student body diverse, following the… Read More
Public Education
Biden administration to award $100M to minority colleges(The Center Square) – In the wake of the Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling, the Biden administration is granting more than $100 million to historically black colleges and universities and… Read More
Culture
Abortions pills available by vending machine at 39 US collegesAn abortion lobbying group says 39 colleges in 17 states now have vending machines that provide immediate access to abortion pills. Additionally, Fox News reports that… Read More
Biden administration
Biden’s student loan deferment will cost taxpayers $40 billion, group says(The Center Square) – The Biden administration is again defering repayment of student loans until President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness executive action makes its way through the courts, but… Read More
Courts
Supreme Court may strike down race-based admissions policies in universitiesTwo cases before the Supreme Court have the potential to end affirmative action in university admissions. Such admission policies have been challenged on the grounds that they might disqualify students… Read More
Courts
Supreme Court considers legality of race-based admission in colleges(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in potentially landmark cases that question whether colleges and universities’ race-based admissions policies can remain in place. The… Read More
Education
Taxpayer-funded cancel culture? Lawmakers ask Education Secretary to push for tolerant campuses(The Center Square) – Republican lawmakers are questioning the Biden administration about cancel culture on college campuses and asking the question: why are federal taxpayer dollars funding it? House Committee… Read More
State Government
A look into the Coordinating Board for Higher Education and its membersJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Coordinating Board for Higher Education (CBHE) oversees the Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development and approves budget and policy recommendations to… Read More