Less than a month has passed since the Supreme Court struck down President Joe Biden’s 2022 student loan forgiveness plan as unconstitutional. Yet, Inez Stepman of the Independent Women’s Forum points out, the commander-in-chief still got what he wanted that year. Young Americans seeking relief from their debt burden turned out to vote for a…
Expert Proposes Solution to Student Debt: Tax the Universities
July 21, 2023
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‘Wide Loophole’ in SCOTUS Ruling Leaves Opening for Race Preference Admissions: Heather Mac Donald
July 7, 2023
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Although the Supreme Court’s conservative majority ruled it is unconstitutional to consider race as a determining factor in college admissions, they still left a path for colleges to accomplish their racial balancing goals, according to author and social commentator Heather Mac Donald. “I’m too familiar with colleges to believe that this is going to be…
US Bill Would Require Colleges Disclose Use of ‘Racist’ Personality Tests in Admissions
July 6, 2023
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U.S. Rep. Michelle Steel (R-Calif.) has introduced legislation to require colleges and universities to disclose whether they use personality trait tests in admission decisions a week after the U.S. Supreme Court said colleges cannot use race as a factor in admissions. Ms. Steel, who introduced the Helping Applicants Receive Valid and Reasonable Decisions (HARVARD) Act…
Watchdog Group Warns Universities of Lawsuits If They Fail to Observe Supreme Court Affirmative Action Rulings
July 4, 2023
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The Supreme Court has spoken on the constitutionality of using affirmative action in higher education admissions. On June 29, the court ruled, in two separate cases, that for colleges and universities to use race in making admissions decisions is unlawful, violating the Equal Protection clause of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Students for…
Diversity ‘Essential to Academic Excellence’: Harvard Responds to Supreme Court Ruling
Following the Supreme Court ruling against affirmative action in college and university admissions, Harvard University, one of the nation’s most prestigious institutions and one of the schools named in the case, responded with the argument that using race as a factor in the admission process is “essential to academic excellence.” In a statement released June…
LIVE NOW: Asian Americans Rally for Historic US Supreme Court Decision
June 29, 2023
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Representatives of a coalition of organizations and Asian American community members rally at the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court at 12:00 p.m. ET on June 29, right after the release of the Supreme Court decision on the landmark cases of Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard University and University of North Carolina at Chapel…
Asian Americans Rally for Landmark US Supreme Court Decision
June 29, 2023
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Representatives of a coalition of organizations and Asian American community members rally at the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court at 12:00 p.m. ET on June 29, right after the release of the Supreme Court decision on the landmark cases of Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard University and University of North Carolina at Chapel…
Stress Ages You but Can Be Reversed: Study
April 26, 2023
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While stress such as surgery, pregnancy, COVID-19, and the vaccines themselves can significantly age a person biologically, the body is able to naturally reverse this effect and increase longevity, a new study from Harvard University has found. While chronological age is defined by the number of years you have been alive, biological age represents how…
Michael Zwaagstra: Education Schools Do a Poor Job of Training Teachers
Commentary Nearly a century ago, Lawrence Lowell, the retiring president of Harvard University, described his university’s education school as “a kitten that ought to be drowned.” While Lowell’s words were offensive, his point was clear. Education schools have a poor reputation. This was true in the early-20th century and it remains true today. In 2006,…
The Education Deep State Consensus: Diversity Above Equality
Commentary In late July, Harvard University and the University of North Carolina (UNC) submitted their response briefs to the United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) in two lawsuits against the institutions’ admissions processes. The cases, filed by Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA), are going to be heard on October 31, 2022. Following the responses, a slew…
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