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Republican lawmakers in Oklahoma introduced legislation this week that would require every public university in the state to construct “a Charlie Kirk Memorial Plaza”, with a statue of the assassinated Republican activist and a sign calling him a “modern civil rights leader”, or pay monthly fines. The proposed legislation comes as conservatives pay tribute to the murdered activist and podcaster, …

Genevieve Smith spent her summer compiling an application to study at a university in the Netherlands – a vague goal now solidified, she says, due to rising costs and political turmoil in the U.S. The California-based student spent two years studying at Santa Rosa Junior College after graduating high school, all the while plotting her next steps to complete her …

Trump Redirects Millions to Historically Black Colleges, Charter Schools  The New York Times UNCF Applauds Funding Increase for HBCUs  Yahoo Finance Education Department Announces $1.16 Billion in New Funding Amid Controversial MSI Grant Cuts  Diverse: Issues In Higher Education Source link

With the Taliban barring women from college in her native Afghanistan, Bahara Saghari set her sights on pursuing higher education in the United States. Saghari, 21, practiced English up to eight hours per day for several years, eventually winning an offer to study business administration at a private liberal arts college in Illinois. She was hoping to arrive this fall, …

US colleges face a prolonged enrollment decline beginning this fall as high school graduating classes shrink for the first time since the Great Recession. The incoming freshman class marks the start of a 13% drop in high school graduates through 2041, falling from 3.9 million to 3.4 million students. The decline stems from reduced birth rates during the 2008 financial …

Black students across the US were targeted this week by coordinated racist death threats, forcing at least seven historically Black colleges into emergency lockdowns just a day after the far-right activist Charlie Kirk was killed at Utah Valley University. At New York University, Black students reportedly received a threatening manifesto specifically targeting them, according to an email seen by the …

Facebook Tweet Email Link Multiple historically Black colleges and universities in the South were on lockdown or canceled classes on Thursday over potential threats. Hampton University, Virginia State University, Bethune-Cookman University and Alabama State University were on lockdown after receiving “potential threats to campus safety,” according to posts on school social media pages. The lockdowns come one day after Charlie …

Survey: Indiana University Bloomington ranked one of the worst colleges for free speech  WTHR Ohio State, other state colleges get ‘F’ on free speech amid ‘hostile’ atmosphere  The Columbus Dispatch Indiana University ranked as U.S.’s worst public college for free speech  IndyStar These 14 Massachusetts colleges got an “F” in new free speech ranking  CBS News Tolerance for Controversial Campus Speakers Declines  Inside Higher Ed …

Claremont McKenna takes the top spot, while Barnard College, Columbia University, and Indiana University come in last. 166 of the 257 schools surveyed got an F for their speech climate. For the first time ever, a majority of students would prevent speakers from both the left and right who express controversial views, ranging from abortion to transgender issues, from stepping …

One international student after another told the University of Central Missouri this summer that they couldn’t get a visa, and many struggled to even land an interview for one. Even though demand was just as high as ever, half as many new international graduate students showed up for fall classes compared to last year. The decline represents a hit to …