As influenza season approaches, some universities in the United States are requiring students and faculty members to receive flu shots as part of the COVID-19 response. At the University of Notre Dame, where 98 percent of students have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, flu shots will be offered for free on campus in two flu…
Universities Issue Seasonal Flu Vaccine Mandates as Part of COVID-19 Response
Penn State University Suspends Students Who Failed to Get Weekly COVID-19 Test
September 23, 2021
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At Penn State University, 117 students have been placed on interim suspension for failure to comply with the university’s weekly COVID-19 testing requirement. Students at University Park who are subject to required weekly COVID-19 testing and who have missed at least three weeks of testing have been notified by Penn State that they are out…
How to Save American Higher Education From Itself
In American higher education today, the equivalent of the holy trinity consists of diversity, equity, and inclusion. The impact of this pseudo-religion is difficult to overstate. For example, new faculty are often required to sign a loyalty oath pledging their fealty to “diversity,” while administrative positions with “equity” and “diversity” in their titles proliferate. In…
Mississippi Public Universities Banned From Mandating COVID-19 Vaccines
September 22, 2021
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Mississippi’s higher education governing board has voted to prohibit public universities in the state from requiring the COVID-19 vaccine for students, faculty, and staff. At a Sept. 17 meeting, the Mississippi Board of Trustees of the Institutions of Higher Learning voted 8–1 to prohibit the vaccine as a condition of enrollment or employment, except at…
One of Australia’s Most Prestigious Universities is Alleged to Have taken $17 Million in Wage Payments
September 21, 2021
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One of Australia’s most prestigious universities, RMIT University in Melbourne, has been accused of significant and systemic wage theft by the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU). The union alleged hundreds of casual academic staff were affected over several years. In a media release on Sept. 20, the NTEO said according to its calculations, RMIT allegedly underpaid hundreds…
One of Australia’s Most Prestigious Universities is Alleged to Have Withheld $17 Million in Wage Payments
September 21, 2021
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One of Australia’s most prestigious universities, RMIT University in Melbourne, has been accused of significant and systemic wage theft by the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU). The union alleged hundreds of casual academic staff were affected over several years. In a media release on Sept. 20, the NTEO said according to its calculations, RMIT allegedly underpaid hundreds…
Shooting at Russian University Leaves 6 Dead, 28 Hurt
MOSCOW—A student opened fire Monday at a university in Russia, leaving six people dead and 28 hurt, before being shot by police and detained, officials said. Beyond saying that he was a student, authorities offered no further information on his identity or possible motive. During the attack, students and staff at Perm State University locked…
Purdue University Warns of Disciplinary Action Over Non-Compliance With COVID-19 Testing
September 12, 2021
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Three weeks into the fall semester, Purdue University said it has warned or taken disciplinary action against about 300 students and employees who failed to comply with its COVID-19 surveillance testing policies. In a Sept. 10 news release, the Indiana-based public university said the vast majority of Purdue students are in compliance with its public…
Duke University Enhances Restrictions After COVID-19 Surge on Mostly Vaccinated Campus
Duke University on Monday enacted stricter mask and vaccine policies after a surveillance test returned hundreds of positive results for COVID-19 among its overwhelmingly vaccinated student and staff population. Duke, which required COVID-19 vaccination for all students coming or returning to its Durham, North Carolina, campus this fall, reported that 304 undergraduate students, 45 graduate…
Christian Soccer Players Sue Western Michigan University Over Vaccine Mandate
August 31, 2021
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Four Christian female soccer players are suing Western Michigan University for rejecting their claims of religious exemption to the school’s mandate that all student athletes be vaccinated by Aug. 31. The university’s stated policy is, if the women do not get vaccinated by the set date, they would be kicked off the soccer team. The…
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