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House Republicans Float Bill to Require Free Speech on Campuses
The legislation attempts to address what Republicans say is a long-standing attack on free expression in higher education. Critics say it would make it hard to protect students from hate speech.
Rutgers Unions Sued Over Strike; Case Seeks National Impact
Virginia Officials Scrutinize Two Universities’ DEI Course Syllabi
A spokesman for Governor Glenn Youngkin invoked concerns about “core curriculum mandates that are a thinly veiled attempt to incorporate the progressive left’s groupthink.” Two universities’ diversity education initiatives may be in peril.
et tu Yale and Brown (and UT-Austin)?
Jim Jump reflects on moves by three more universities to reinstate standardized test requirements.
Student Aid Forms Start Trickling In
After a two-month delay, the U.S. Education Department began sending FAFSA forms to colleges last week. College officials are eager to get to work, but slow pace and technical holdups threaten further delays.
The Week in Admissions News
UT Austin reinstates standardized test requirement; the Education Department begins sending colleges financial aid data; Virginia bans legacy preferences in admissions.
HSIs Saddled With Millions of Dollars in Deferred Maintenance
A U.S. Government Accountability Office report found Hispanic-serving institutions have an alarming range of infrastructure needs and backlogs of delayed repairs.