Tag: colleges and universities
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Controversial antisemitism bill awaits Newsom’s signature
A hotly contested bill aimed at reducing antisemitism in California schools now awaits Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature. AB 715, introduced by Democratic Assemblymembers Rick Chavez Zbur of Los Angeles and Dawn Addis of San Luis Obispo, seeks to rein in antisemitism in schools by establishing a new Office of Civil Rights to work directly with…
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University where Charlie Kirk was shot confronts unwanted infamy
It took two decades for Utah Valley University to evolve from a small community college into the state’s largest school that boasts of having one of the safest campuses in the nation
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Texas A&M president steps down but doesn’t say if controversial classroom video was a factor
Texas A&M University’s president is stepping down amid a controversy roiling the campus
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Federal judge is ‘inclined’ to order Trump to restore $500 million in UCLA research grants
LOS ANGELES — A federal judge Thursday said she was “inclined to extend” an earlier ruling and order the Trump administration to restore an additional $500 million in UCLA medical research grants that were frozen in response to the university’s alleged campus antisemitism violations. Although she did not issue a formal ruling late Thursday, U.S.…
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Loyola Marymount abruptly rescinds recognition of faculty union after months of negotiation
LOS ANGELES — After 10 months of negotiations, Loyola Marymount University abruptly announced it would no longer recognize its faculty union. The news, delivered in an email to students and employees on Friday, sent shock waves through the union, which represents nearly 400 part-time and full-time educators who do not hold tenure-track positions. Paul S.…
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Stanford pro-Palestine activists plead not guilty in felony vandalism case
Defendants charged in the felony vandalism case stemming from a June 2024 pro-Palestinian protest at Stanford University pleaded not guilty Wednesday to all charges at the Santa Clara County Superior Court in Palo Alto. The 12 defendants — mostly current and former Stanford students and alumni — were arraigned last May and are accused of…
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Pepper balls, rifle rounds, drones: UC police get green light for military-grade weapons
University of California police will be replenishing and increasing their stockpile of military-grade weapons and equipment — including drones, bullets and thousands of pepper-ball rounds — as part of an annual request approved Wednesday by the governing board of regents. As UC’s handling of protests and campus security comes under scrutiny from the Trump administration,…
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What we’ve learned about the case against the man charged in Charlie Kirk’s killing
Students at Utah Valley University have returned to classes for the first time since the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk on the school’s campus
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University of Minnesota shooting range contract with ICE ends, U closes it to outside law enforcement
MINNEAPOLIS — The contract the University of Minnesota’s outdoor firearms range in Rosemount had with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has ended, and the U will also stop making arrangements with all outside agencies to use it, starting in December. The range, located on UMore Park land, has operated for 40 years as a site…
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University of California students, professors and staff sue the Trump administration
University of California faculty, staff and student organizations and labor unions have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, saying the federal government is using civil rights laws to wage a campaign against the university to curtail academic freedom and undermine free speech