The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) became the first elite institution to scrap diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) statements from its faculty hiring process. On Sunday, the school confirmed to UnHerd that it was removing a requirement that mandated all prospective faculty submit a diversity, equity and inclusion statement during the hiring process. A university spokesperson told Fox News Digital …
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Harvard student says ‘pro-terrorism hate fest’ is happening in encampment beyond school’s locked gates
A Harvard University student detailed what is happening beyond the locked gates of the school’s Yard, arguing that the encampment at the center of campus is a “pro-terrorist hate fest” that needs tobe removed. Alex Bernat, a junior undergraduate student at Harvard University, told Fox News Digital that the encampment at the school popped up over a week ago and …
Read More »'SNL' brutally mocks celebrities wearing 'teeny tiny' political pins on red carpet to sound 'important'
“Saturday Night Live” mocked celebrities for wearing tiny political pins on the red carpet to display their activism on controversial issues ahead of Monday’s celebrity-packed Met Gala. The comedy show tackled this trend with its own mock ad for a new “red carpet accessory” called the Teeny Tiny Statement Pin that would send a message without offending anyone. The pin …
Read More »'Saturday Night Live' targets Columbia University protests from perspective of parents in cold open
“Saturday Night Live” took aim at the student anti-Israel protests on Saturday, specifically from the perspective of parents who have kids attending Columbia University during the cold open. Kenan Thompson played the father of a Columbia student and began by praising young people standing up for what they believe in during a mock interview. However, when asked about his daughter …
Read More »Gigantic display of the Ten Commandments in new Minnesota jail offends atheist group: ‘Imposing religion’
A 2-story display of the Ten Commandments discovered on recent tours of a new county jail in Minnesota is drawing criticism from unsettled visitors, according to reports. The new display, along with other religious quotes appearing on the walls of the new Itasca County jail in Duluth, Minnesota, has come under fire by visitors who toured the new $75 million …
Read More »Laws protecting children from online porn are winning in some states as activists push nationwide solution
The legislative push to require all pornography websites to adopt age verification technology to protect children from being exposed to explicit content online is gaining momentum in more than a dozen states. Seventeen states have enacted verification laws to date, including Alabama and Georgia, whose governors signed the porn ID laws last week. “We’re building momentum in the states, but …
Read More »ABC News president Kim Godwin steps down after reports of turmoil at the network
After viral reports over tension within the network, ABC News president Kim Godwin will be stepping down. In an email sent out to staff on Sunday night, Godwin announced that she would be retiring from her position after being appointed in 2021. “I have decided to retire from broadcast journalism,” Godwin said in the email obtained by Fox News Digital. …
Read More »Pencils down, laptops open: Digital SAT hailed for offering students 'better experience' than paper version
Colleges are returning to the standardized testing requirements of old, but there’s something new to the tests that have made students’ stomachs tighten for decades. The digital SAT is here, forcing students to trade in their No. 2 pencils for a keyboard and a testing app called Bluebook. It appears to promise a shorter, more streamlined process, with varied questions …
Read More »Foster care system ‘great’ thing about America, Cousin T’s founder says: ‘Every child deserves to be loved’
May is National Foster Care Month in the United States and the founder of Cousin T’s, a budding food brand that launched to help the void left by Aunt Jemima, says the foster care system that saved his life is one of the “great” things about America. “I thank God that I live in a country that has a foster …
Read More »Columbia Law student group reportedly declares no Jew is safe until 'everyone is safe'
A student group from Columbia Law reportedly declared that no Jew is “safe” or “free” until Palestine is free. In an email allegedly sent by Columbia Law’s National Lawyers Guild organization on Friday, the group condemned the school’s administration and the NYPD for clearing out Hamilton Hall after it was occupied by anti-Israel protesters. Responding to Jewish critics, the group …
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