Education

Photos of temporary dorm space at Purdue University have caused a stir online, with some likening the set up to “prison,” and military “boot camps.”

An academic journal that recently published research on “dog rape culture” is now questioning the credentials of the study’s author.

New York University announced Thursday that it would cover all tuition costs for all of its students attending medical school regardless of their ability to pay.

A professor at Davidson College will allow students to pick their grade before the class even starts this fall.

A new video from Prager University breaks down the term “toxic masculinity” and explains why it is perfectly fine for men to be masculine — an idea progressives reject.

The Fort Worth Independent School District signaled this week that national anthem protest guidelines for student athletes who want to “take a knee” may be on the way this high school football season.

Congratulations to all the kids who did well in their A Levels today. Now do yourselves a favour: don’t waste your time going to university.

The massive National Defense Authorization Act signed by President Donald Trump on Monday includes a provision that requires universities to choose between hosting Chinese language programs funded by the Pentagon or China’s Confucius Institute, which has been linked to the Chinese Communist Party and described as a threat to American academic freedom.

A new report suggests that gender and ethnic studies professors significantly outearn their colleagues in other departments.

A piece in the New York Times this week suggests that ending affirmative action is a “white nationalist” position.

California is considering whether high school students in the state should be required to take an ethnic studies course as a requirement for graduation.

A New Jersey superintendent who was arrested after allegedly defecating on a high school track “on a daily basis” is set to earn $100,000 before he resigns at the end of September.

Florida public schools will be required to display “In God We Trust” signs on school property starting this week.

Over the past few years, social justice warriors have become the target of mainstream ridicule. So why exactly do they frustrate us so much?

The New York Times published a report this week on a group of feminist professors that are defending a female colleague who was accused of sexual misconduct by a male student.

A Central Texas middle school coach stands accused of misconduct with one of his former students. Their so-called “playful” and “flirty” relationship allegedly turned sexual over the past two years.

A professor at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government is calling for universities not to honor or hire Trump administration officials, essentially blacklisting them from opportunities to engage with the academic community.

Former Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Americans value their children less than other developed nations, offering his remarks during a Monday interview with C-SPAN’s Pedro Echevarria.

Up to 57,000 children whose parents who opted out of school vaccinations could fuel an outbreak of measles in Texas, according to a Baylor College of Medicine dean. The numbers of non-vaccinated children is 20 percent higher than a report from 2003.

Alabama public school officials are seeking to add “In God We Trust” displays to school property in a push to bring God back into the classroom.

Canadian Professor Derek Pyne has been suspended from Thompson Rivers University in the aftermath of his work to expose the deceptive practices of the “predatory publishing” industry.

A Muslim teacher who labelled homosexuals “animals” who should be “eradicated” has lost a claim of unfair dismissal, where he argued he was discriminated against because he is Muslim.

The parents of two school-aged children surprised an Alabama teacher with a new car after noticing that she took multiple buses to school, according to a video released Friday.

“Students deserve useful and relevant data when making important decisions about their education post-high school,” said education Secretary Betsy DeVos. “That’s why instead of targeting schools simply by their tax status, this administration is working to ensure students have transparent, meaningful information about all colleges and all programs.”

During Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address, Representative Bobby Scott (D-VA) touted the Aim Higher Act and stated Republicans have been “driving an agenda that hurts students, workers, seniors, people with pre-existing conditions, just about everyone outside of big corporations and the

Several news outlets reported on Friday that the Hungarian government has banned gender studies programs, citing a lack of jobs for graduates.

A professor at the University of Connecticut is concerned that too few American women feel oppressed.

The Hungarian government is discontinuing programs in gender studies at state-run universities after determining the programs serve no identifiable purpose and are based on “ideology rather than science.”

Older, white, male professors are to be targeted for politically correct training at a leading UK university and given “reverse mentors” to lecture them on so-called “unconscious bias”.

“For me then, it was all or nothing,” Duncan writes. “(Actually, if I had it to do all over again, I would push even harder than we did; there’s never a “right” time for fundamental change.)”

Former Stanford Student Brock Turner Loses Appeal for New Sexual Assault Trial

Quinnipiac Professor Matthew Loter allegedly attacked a YouTuber last week during the “Gen Con” gaming convention because he had criticized “social justice” online.

A former Diablo Valley College professor who used a bike lock to assault seven Trump supporters at a free speech rally last August will only receive three years of probation as part of a plea deal.

An Atlanta charter school announced Tuesday that students would no longer recite the Pledge of Allegiance every morning, and administrators are looking to replace it with an alternate “school pledge.”

Jobless claims unexpectedly fell last week and price data suggests inflation is still muted.