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On March 22, all51 Senate Democrats voted to blockthe”Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act” from proceeding. It was an amendment introduced to protect women’s sports and preserve Title IX.Fifty-two years ago, Congress passed Title IX, a law ensuring equal access for men and women to thelessons,life skills andopportunities that come from sports. It’s been one of the most …

Monkey See. Monkey Do. It’s an old saying that implies the act of imitation, usually with limited knowledge and concern for the consequences. And Americans are following the government’s lead closely by spending far beyond their means, racking up more than $1 trillion of credit card debt with an average of $5,733 per credit card holder. The only problem is …

A Rutgers professor defended diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) offices on college campuses on Thursday. Harvard University held a panel featuring scholars and academics to discuss the role DEI bureaucracy plays on college campuses. “Four academics agreed it was important to protect diversity in higher education, but disagreed over whether universities’ diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives clash with academic freedom …

Stanford University faculty and students have debated standardized testing as the prestigious higher education institution considers reinstating the test in the admissions process. “The tests themselves– they’re not ridiculously hard. They test basic algebra and geometry, the kind of thing you’d learn in ninth or 10th grade,” Stanford freshman Antonio Alonso-Stepanov told Fox News Digital. “And you just need to …

The judge overseeing the murder case against University of Idaho stabbing suspect Bryan Kohberger has barred prosecutors and the defense from contacting potential jurors without express permission from the court. It comes as the 29-year-old criminologist’s defense is hoping for a change of venue from Idaho’s Latah County, a community of about 40,000, where Kohberger allegedly barged into an off-campus …

Two graduate students from China whose studies were put on hold, and a professor who says he is unable to recruit research assistants, sued Florida education officials on Monday, trying to stop enforcement of a new state law which limits research exchanges between state universities and academics from seven prohibited countries. The law passed last year by the Republican-controlled Florida …

A Jewish graduate student at New York University who was voted out of his school leadership position for condemning Hamas terrorism has been reinstated. According to The College Fix, Justin Feldman was a member of good standing in the graduate Student Government Assembly when he submitted a resolution condemning the “Endorsement, Promotion, or Excusing of Civilian-Murder (Terrorism) in Academia” following …

The Dartmouth College basketball team has made history. It didn’t qualify for March Madness, but after aMarch 5vote, the players are set to form the first union in college sports. While some people are heralding a new era for student athletes, my own experience in collegiate track and field leads me to believe that unionization will create far more losers …

Welcome to New Jersey, known around the world for Tony Soprano, Turnpike tolls, chemical plants, and … maple syrup? If a university in the southern part of the state has its way, the sticky sweet brown stuff you put on your pancakes might one day come from New Jersey. It’s part of an effort to use a species of maple …

West Virginia tapped Drake basketball coach Darian DeVries on Sunday to move the Mountaineers past one of the ugliest years in school history. DeVries signed a five-year contract, athletic director Wren Baker said. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. DeVries’ hiring came three days after Drake bowed out of the NCAA Tournament with a first-round loss to Washington State. “Coach …