Colleges and universities
Here's A Real Litmus Test for Campus Free Speech
Have universities finally turned over a new leaf on free speech? Thirteen university presidents would like you to think they have.
Dad refusing to pay for son's college fees despite having the money praised
A licensed professional counselor told Newsweek that the dad in the Reddit post is "not a villain" for "communicating boundaries and limitations."
Defying Supreme Court, Colleges Fight To Preserve Race-Based Admissions
If the Supreme Court's decision has not marked the categorical end of race in college admissions, the Columbia incident offers the best path forward.
Unveiling China's Interference in U.S. Higher Ed Is Not 'Anti-Asian Bias'
Foreign spending at America's universities is effectively a black hole.
A GOP Proposal To Actually Address the Student Loan Crisis
The heavy burden of debt is affecting Americans of all ages. But it's especially hurting young people just starting out.
Kellyanne Conway's daughter lashes out at SCOTUS ruling
"The SCOTUS ruling today is a disgrace," Claudia Conway tweeted after the striking down of affirmative action admissions policies in colleges across the U.S.
Students Deserve Institutional Neutrality from Universities
Imagine walking into your first day of class and finding out that your beliefs have been officially condemned by the academic department offering the course.
Supreme Court student debt cancellation decision sparks dueling proposals
As the Biden administration awaits a major Supreme Court decision on student loan forgiveness, Republicans and Democrats have introduced new legislation.
Montana Is Writing the Playbook on How To Deal With China
Montana just took an important step to protect its citizens from authoritarian regimes.
Higher Education Free Speech Commitments Are Empty Platitudes
It is not difficult to imagine that an Ivy League degree will soon do little more than identify its holder as incompetent and emotionally fragile.
Plaintiff taking on Ron DeSantis hasn't given up on Florida turning blue
"The idea that Florida is a lost cause, the idea that Florida is a red state is ridiculous," 19-year-old Zander Moricz told Newsweek.
Woman suing parents for secretly spending her college fund backed online
Her parents accessed the fund set up to pay for her college and used some of the money to pay for her brother's wedding, she says.
This Is How to Keep Academic Freedom Alive in America
We associate the idea of government censorship with authoritarian regimes such as those in Russia and China. It has no place in the United States, a nation founded on the free exchange of ideas.
The DEI Trojan Horse Is a University Leadership Failure
Identity politics is pushing our culture off a nihilistic cliff. We must fight this ideology forcefully if we want to preserve a free and just society.
Return to the Humanities To Save America
While humanities majors get stereotyped as navel-gazing eccentrics, the collapse of the humanities poses a grave threat to the American republic.
How To Begin Solving Our Higher Education Problem
We have many serious issues on college campuses.
Florida's 'Stop Woke Act' Turns Education Into Indoctrination
Where there was once overflowing bookshelves containing accounts of history, culture, gender, class, and humanity, there are now desolate voids. Where there were once passionate educators, there are now frightened and paranoid academics updating their resumes in preparation to flee a sinking ship: Florida Education.
Restoring the Mission of the University at Florida's New College
The wise use of university funding means, at minimum, ensuring that they fulfill their primary mission.
Republicans introduce flurry of abortion bills during March for Life rally
Three new anti-abortion bills were introduced on Friday as advocates attended the first March for Life rally since the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
Penn State Takes a Step Back From The Moral Panic About Racism
One institution of higher learning has taken a tentative but crucial step back from its woke promises.
Afghan Women Face New Education Barrier in the United States
For people like me who come here as refugees, an education means everything. Let's make that accessible to all people who come here seeking a new start.
Dictionaries, University Guidelines Impose Woke Vocabulary
The idea that the definition of "woman" is up for debate comes as a shock to many Americans.
Stanford slammed for putting "American" on forbidden word list: "Take that"
The list was initially meant for a particular department but has gone public for its wide array of language deemed harmful.
MDMA use at start of pandemic rose almost 300 percent in New England town
Researchers also found spikes in fentanyl and amphetamines by examining the town's sewage.
The Ugly Truth Behind Biden's Latest Student Loan Payment Pause
The student debt payment pause disproportionately benefits wealthier people, many of whom have government jobs.
Idaho student murders may have been "fantasy-driven homicide"
Former law enforcement official Kenneth Mains said the assailant may get "gratification from the act of killing."
A Legislative Agenda to Fix The Student Loan System
Borrowers who still want their loans forgiven should hold higher education institutions, rather than taxpayers, accountable.
The GOP Has Lost Young People. It Needs to Reach Them—Fast
There's a lesson here for the GOP: we need to make conservative candidates—and ideas—appealing to young people again.
Veterans in Higher Education Need Our Trust and Confidence
Servicemembers on campus thrive when we focus on their strengths, not their perceived weaknesses.
The GOP is Winning Its War Against Higher Education
Unless the tide soon turns, the end result will be a devastating loss to the United States as a whole.