The New York University chapter president of the College Republicans resigned this week, yielding to pressure from the national organization after she was prominently quoted […]
Tag: Colleges and Universities
Education Dept. Gives Schools Two Weeks to Eliminate Race-Based Programs
The Education Department warned schools in a letter on Friday that they risked losing federal funding if they continued to take race into account when […]
Linda McMahon Faces Confirmation Hearing for Education Secretary
Linda McMahon, a sports entertainment mogul and longtime booster of President Trump, will face lawmakers on Thursday for the beginning of confirmation hearings as she […]
Trump’s D.E.I. Ban Has Been Open to Interpretation in Schools
Students at North Carolina’s public universities can no longer be required to take classes related to diversity, equity and inclusion to graduate. The University of […]
Will an Ambitious Prosecutor Do Trump’s Bidding and Drop Adams Case?
Danielle R. Sassoon shot like a laser through the Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office, with stints fighting violent crime and securities fraud as well as handling […]
A Sweeping Ban on D.E.I. Language Roils the Sciences
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, or NASEM, is an independent, 162-year-old nongovernmental agency tasked with investigating and reporting on a wide range […]
West Point Bans Student Clubs After Trump D.E.I. Executive Order
Vincent Vu helped found the Vietnamese-American Cadet Association at the United States Military Academy at West Point while he was a cadet, in 2015. West […]
West Point Disbands Clubs for Women and Minorities After Trump DEI Orders
The U.S. Military Academy at West Point has ordered 12 officially sanctioned clubs for women and ethnic or racial groups to shut down immediately, in […]
Trump’s Orders Could Drain Millions From Universities, but Few Protest Openly
The opening weeks of President Trump’s second term have cast America’s campuses into turmoil, with upheaval that threatens to erode the financial foundation of higher […]
Job Training Exists for Students With Disabilities. Many Never Get It.
In Boonton, N.J., Linda Mauriello helps young people with disabilities prepare to enter the work force after they leave school. They learn to set career […]