Education

Trump cracks down on covert affirmative action with admissions transparency order

Sun, 10 Aug 2025 23:45:28 -0500

President Donald Trump has signed a presidential memorandum directing the U.S. Education Secretary to require colleges and universities to be more transparent about their admissions practices and data. The memorandum, published Thursday, aims to force administrators to fully comply with the 2023 Supreme Court ruling that outlawed affirmative action and race-based admissions policies.

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Dad Attacked After Speaking Against Hateful Schools Chief

Thu, 07 Aug 2025 16:05:43 -0500

After learning that his school board chief publicly celebrated the death of a Christian conservative figure as “one less MAGA,” concerned father and small businessman Jeremy Clepper spoke out at the Alachua County School Board meeting to make his views known. Board members responded by asking law enforcement to remove him from the meeting. Now, ...

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Historian: Trump wrong to bring back ‘problematic’ Presidential Fitness Test

Mon, 04 Aug 2025 14:42:14 -0500

Trump focus on health is not ‘inclusive’ enough A history professor said she generally supports President Donald Trump’s interest in promoting health but criticized his plan to revive the Presidential Fitness Test. “Trump is reviving an outdated and problematic practice for American schoolkids,” reads the headline of Professor Natalia Petrzela’s recent essay for MSNBC.

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One-two punch: Gov’t withholds $108M as Duke law review, Duke Health probed for racial bias

Sun, 03 Aug 2025 23:00:10 -0500

Duke Law Journal, Duke Health under scrutiny Two federal agencies have launched probes into Duke University to investigate claims of racial bias as the government pauses over $100 million in funding to the elite institution. The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights launched an investigation into Duke University’s law journal and the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office…

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The Homeschoolers Who Proved That School Is a Waste of Time

Sat, 02 Aug 2025 18:04:50 -0500

After having to teach their daughter at home for a couple of weeks, one couple they found they could teach the prescribed material in just one hour a day. ...

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Baylor football coach apologizes for saying ‘midgets’

Fri, 01 Aug 2025 08:57:54 -0500

His comments ‘contributed to the normalization of ableism,’ advocacy group says The head football coach for Baylor University apologized for using the term “midgets” during a recent press conference. Last week, Dave Aranda referenced a scene from the film “Wolf of Wall Street” where the employees are throwing midgets and decide they need to make them feel like “one of us.

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Ibram Kendi starting new think tank at Howard University

Thu, 31 Jul 2025 23:06:27 -0500

UPDATED When Howard University students and scholars head back to campus in just a few weeks, they might be interested in getting involved with Professor Ibram Kendi’s latest endeavor. In January, Howard University announced Kendi would be starting a new Institute for Advanced Study this year. The news release hailed Kendi for his “groundbreaking body of accessible scholarship.

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‘Race based scholarships’ are ‘unlawful’: DOJ memo

Thu, 31 Jul 2025 11:41:15 -0500

Department of Justice warns colleges they could face legal trouble if they discriminate on the basis of race. “Race based scholarships,” “preferential hiring,” and other DEI initiatives are “unlawful practices,” the Department of Justice warned in a recent memo. The Wednesday memo “clarifies that federal antidiscrimination laws apply to programs or initiatives that involve discriminatory…

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‘Black Scholars Matter’ program at Cal State Northridge faces civil rights complaint

Tue, 29 Jul 2025 23:09:06 -0500

Civil rights experts say program could be ‘violating the law’ The “Black Scholars Matter” program at California State University Northridge violates Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 according to a new federal complaint shared with The College Fix. Civil rights activist Mark Perry filed a complaint against the program, which he called a “racially exclusionary program that illegally…

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Kean University professor links actress Sydney Sweeney jeans ad to ‘white supremacy’

Tue, 29 Jul 2025 16:28:33 -0500

‘Activates a troubling historical association’ … like the eugenics movement A professor at New Jersey’s Kean University went on ABC’s morning program to weigh in on the controversy surrounding an American Eagle ad campaign starring blond bombshell Sydney Sweeney. The various jeans ads show Sweeney engaged in different activities which end with a big logo and voiceover stating “Sydney Sweeney…

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College Fix cartoon: Universities prioritize DEI over merit

Mon, 28 Jul 2025 23:03:58 -0500

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Study finds pregnant whites do worse than minorities – authors say racism is ‘complex’

Sun, 27 Jul 2025 23:05:40 -0500

‘Findings suggest structural racism operates differently for white vs minoritized groups,’ researchers say A new study which found racial minorities living in poor areas actually have a lower risk of mental health problems relating to pregnancy compared to their similarly situated white counterparts shows racism is a “complex” topic, according to the authors. This paper…

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Stanford suspends two student co-ops over antisemitic, anti-white Title VI violations

Sun, 27 Jul 2025 12:12:02 -0500

If you’re white, ‘by nature, your presence may suffocate’ Stanford University has suspended for one year a pair of student co-ops for Title VI violations, one antisemitic in nature and the other anti-white. As noted by The Stanford Daily, Title VI is the federal law banning “harassment and discrimination based on race, color or national origin in educational institutions.” The school’s co…

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Professors warn: White people more angry than others at Mexican flags flown at protests

Sat, 26 Jul 2025 11:31:24 -0500

OPINION: Keep sticking with those ’80-20′ issues, progressives. It’s working so well … You had to know this was coming from academia: White people are more upset at Mexican flags being flown at (illegal) immigration protests than are other groups. A trio of professors who “specialize” in Latino politics are warning about this now … based on a study conducted nine years ago.

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NEA Scraps Link to 2025 Handbook After Exposure on X

Fri, 25 Jul 2025 18:43:22 -0500

The far-left union that controls public schooling wiped its 2025 handbook from its website after its radical propaganda was exposed on X. ...

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SCOTUS May Overturn 45-year Precedent — Which Itself Overturned 193-year Precedent

Mon, 21 Jul 2025 15:42:07 -0500

Should the Ten Commandments be displayed in public schools? Some state laws mandate such, and the matter may come before the Supreme Court. ...

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New Bill Would Force Homeschools to Teach Government Propaganda

Mon, 21 Jul 2025 15:41:12 -0500

New Jersey lawmakers have a radical new bill to force homeschool parents to use the same standards as government schools. ...

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‘Dangerous’ pro-Israel event reported 50 times to U. Illinois bias team: public records

Sun, 20 Jul 2025 23:07:09 -0500

‘Racism and xenophobia at its peak,’ complaint says University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign affiliates reported Young Americans for Freedom to the bias team around 50 times for hosting conservative commentator Elisha Krauss, according to public records obtained by The College Fix. The Fix recently obtained Bias Assessment and Response Team reports via a public records request with the…

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Student petition demands Israeli PM Netanyahu’s removal from school hall of fame

Sun, 20 Jul 2025 17:09:11 -0500

Due to his ‘indictment on corruption charges’ and ‘war crimes’ Over 200 students at a Philadelphia-area high school are demanding the school remove Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from the school’s hall of fame. A native of Tel Aviv, Netanyahu graduated from Cheltenham High School in 1967 after coming to the region as a teen when his father taught at a local college.

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How Canadians Are Resisting LGBT Agenda in School—And Winning!

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 18:01:00 -0500

Major victories to protect children from LGBT grooming in Canadian schools are happening thanks to the hard work of activists, explained Action 4 Canada founder and chief Tanya Gaw on this episode of Conversations That Matter with The New American magazine’s Alex Newman. Gaw, a Christian patriot who leads thousands of activists across Canada, celebrated ...

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