A federal appeals court on Monday upheld Indiana University’s (IU) COVID-19 vaccine requirement, after a group of students sued the school arguing that the mandate is unconstitutional. The Chicago-based appeals court upheld an Indiana district court judge’s ruling that found that the university was acting reasonably “in pursuing public health and safety for its campus…
Appeals Court Upholds Indiana University’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
August 3, 2021
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New Republican Bill Aims to Block Federal Funding for Colleges That Provide Abortion Drugs
Republican lawmakers in the House and Senate have introduced a bill that would strip all federal funding from colleges and universities if they perform abortions or provide abortion drugs to students and staff on campus. Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mon.), who founded and chairs the Senate Pro-Life Caucus, on Wednesday announced the Protecting Life on College…
UCLA Reinstates Mask Mandate Over Delta Variant
July 6, 2021
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The University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) has reinstated a mask mandate that was lifted not too long ago, regardless of whether an individual has been vaccinated against the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, citing recommendations of local health officials. In a campus-wide email sent on July 2, the UCLA announced that it has…
Debates Arise Over Florida Bill Mandating Assessment Surveys for Colleges and Universities
June 28, 2021
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On June 22, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed three bills into law. The three bills—House Bill 5, House Bill 233, and Senate Bill 1108—target how civics education and debate topics will be discussed in K-12 and in the state’s colleges and universities. The bill receiving the most attention is House Bill 233 (pdf). While advocates…
Mistrial Declared in Case of Tennessee Professor Accused of Concealing China Ties
A U.S. district judge on Wednesday declared a mistrial in the case of a former University of Tennessee professor accused of hiding his ties with a Chinese university to get federal research funds. The six-day trial against Anming Hu, a 52-year-old citizen of Canada charged with wire fraud and making false statements, ended in a…
At University, Ideological Dissent Is Not Welcome
Commentary Lisa Keogh, a law student at Abertay University in Dundee, Scotland, was attending an online class when she was asked to express her opinion. The question was, what is a woman? In a BBC interview on May 18, Keogh said that because of her answer—that women have female reproductive organs—the university is investigating her…
University of Central Florida Launches Graduate Degree Program in Social Justice
The University of Central Florida (UCF) is offering a certificate program for graduate students who wish to specialize in social justice. Students can now receive a graduate certificate in “Social Justice in Public Service” via the UCF School of Public Administration. The program, according to the university’s website, seeks to develop leaders “who can influence…
Only 1 of Top 100 National Universities Featured Conservative Commencement Speaker, Report Says
Conservative voices are overwhelmingly absent at commencement speeches this spring, as only one of the nation’s top 100 universities invited a right-leaning guest speaker to address the outgoing class of 2021, according to a recent report by the Young America’s Foundation (YAF).
Confucius Institute at Carleton University Claims It’s Independent From CCP Control
May 5, 2021
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The director of China’s Confucius Institute (CI) at Carleton University claims his institute is independent of Beijing’s control, but stumbles over question about the Tiananmen Square Massacre committed by the regime in 1989. “We don’t report anything to China. I report only to Canada, to Carleton University,” Justin Li told the Commons Committee on Canada-China…
Legislatures: It’s Time to Defund Universities
Commentary Our universities have been uniformly corrupted by neo-Marxist political ideology. They no longer teach the great wealth of knowledge of Western Civilization, or engage in research to advance that knowledge. Instead, they indoctrinate their students in “postmodern” nihilism, postcolonial anti-West vilification, and identity politics of sexism and racism. Postmodernism teaches that there is no…
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