Author: Breccan F. Thies

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) signed a bill Wednesday aimed at teaching students in Florida about the “dangers and evils of communism,” including the “current threat” of the ideology in the United States, to prepare students for higher education. Starting in the 2026-2027 school year, students in Florida will begin to learn about the history of…

Hundreds of pro-Palestinian students occupied Columbia University‘s main lawn on Wednesday to demand the school divest from Israel, as university president Nemat Shafik was on Capitol Hill testifying about campus antisemitism. Members of the Gaza Solidarity Encampment started staging their occupation around 4:00 AM Wednesday morning, setting up tents and claiming they would remain there…

Columbia University president Nemat Shafik confirmed during a hearing Wednesday on campus antisemitism at her school that two professors are “under investigation for discriminatory remarks.” Shafik was asked by multiple members of Congress about allegedly antisemitic remarks from several faculty members, and she confirmed during her testimony that Arab politics professor Joseph Massad and law…

Columbia University President Nemat Shafik testified before the House on Wednesday that the school has had to ramp up its number of student misconduct cases in the wake of campus antisemitism since the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas on Israel. Shafik, who goes by Minouche, was being questioned by House Education and Workforce Committee Chairwoman…

Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA), ranking member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, compared the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville to the current wave of antisemitism sweeping the country’s college campuses during a hearing on Wednesday. At a congressional hearing titled “Columbia in Crisis: Columbia University’s Response to Antisemitism,” which intended…

Lawmakers in Ohio approved a ban on gender transition surgeries for children on Monday, just ahead of a deadline that would have reinstated them. The move comes after Gov. Mike DeWine (R-OH) came under intense national scrutiny for vetoing a comprehensive child medical transition ban, which included puberty blockers, hormone therapies, and surgeries. DeWine decided…

EXCLUSIVE — Chicago Public Schools teachers are instructing their eighth graders to ignore Western academic tradition, “decolonize learning,” and become political activists, according to the district’s new English curriculum. Known as Skyline, the brand new, $135 million universal curriculum introduced by CPS in 2021 is rooted in critical race theory and diversity, equity, and inclusion…

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission finalized rules to implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act on Monday, including a provision that protects abortion as a “related medical condition” to pregnancy. Along with other provisions that align with the intent of a bill that passed with bipartisan support, the new rule means employers could be required to…

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) sent a letter to Harvard University on Thursday criticizing the institution for allowing an alleged antisemitic attacker to graduate in May. The letter comes on the heels of a rocky several months for the elite university, which has been hit by accusations of protecting antisemitism and not enforcing campus bylaws by…

Mandates for diversity, equity, and inclusion ideology are pervasive in American institutions of higher education, according to a new report from advocacy group Speech First. A majority of the 248 universities surveyed in the report published Thursday require students to take DEI-related courses to satisfy their general education requirements, and 59% of the 165 universities…