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Officials at the University of Michigan have canceled votes on two student government referenda regarding this Israel-Hamas conflict, citing 'unprecedented' election interference by pro-Palestinian students.

The sports media personality spoke about the upcoming election with conservative radio host Clay Travis.

A former assistant professor from Spelman College says the school fired him after he complained about the institution artificially inflating the grades of his students after he had calculated their grades for the term.

In a termination letter, the HBCU points to student complaints and his lack of accessibility, the instructor says.

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Faculty and students are concerned about the confidential process used to hire Representative Bill Johnson, who has disputed the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. The surprise hire of Representative Bill Johnson as president of Youngstown State University is raising concerns among faculty, students and alumni, both for the way the hiring process was handled and about Johnson’s record, which includes questioning the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. Youngstown’s Board of Tru...

There are plenty of online tools to rank the academic prestige of colleges. But this new tool, created by The Hechinger Report, measures colleges based on other variables, like graduation rates, climate of free speech and resources for LGBTQ+ students. Check out the guide for yourself in this piece by Fazil Khan Jim Jump spent…

The federal government is investigating several elite colleges for antisemitism on campus, and they could pull funds from universities over pro-Hamas groups

Brandon Poulter Daily Caller News Foundation The Department of Education (ED) is investigating several elite colleges for antisemitism on campus, and they could pull funds from universities over pro-Hamas groups, though they might take an alternative route, according to multiple experts. Cooper Union, Columbia University and the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) are all under investigation…

Voters approved medical cannabis in the state in 2020, but the industry still has critics. Can an education program for marijuana dispensary workers improve the industry’s credibility? A South Dakota college wants to support the state’s emerging, but controversial, medical marijuana industry by creating an education program for dispensary workers.