Virginia Commonwealth University’s Board of Visitors voted down a new DEI course requirement.

George Mason University’s Board delayed a DEI requirement for at least a year.

Neither school requires students to study U.S. government or history.

NEW: In a special meeting this morning, the UNC Chapel Hill Board of Trustees “unanimously moved to reallocate the $2.3 million that the university spends on DEI programs toward police and other public safety measures.”

The terrific folks @tppf amplified ACTA's recent survey of Texas voters. The verdict: 69% of Texans strongly supported UT Austin President Jay Hartzell 's decision to call in law enforcement to clear the protestors' encampments. 70% believe that UT-Austin's president should not…

NEW: Steve McGuire said the closure means the university administration finally “rightly recognized” how they must comply with the law.

“The Texas law does not simply call for a superficial reshuffling of offices and employees but a real commitment to ending programs that…

ROI for education majors is near-zero.

States could help aspiring teachers tremendously by prioritizing subject-matter expertise over getting certification through an ed school.

Food for thought: Burgess Owens in today's Hill Newspaper.
'The rot runs so deep on our college campuses that drastic changes will be required to protect Jewish students and restore high standards of academic and moral excellence to many U.S. universities. The House holds the…

ACTA's Rebecca Richards in today's Examiner, asking whether loneliness and alienation are what is driving student protestors.
'Joining a greater cause is a way to establish social connection, but passion can also overwhelm good judgment. Loneliness does not give license to break…

Exhibit A on exactly what *not* to do when it comes to the campus disruptions. University administrators, do not follow Emerson's example unless you want endless disruption and coercion. The escalation will never cease; but the university as a sanctuary for scholarship and…

BREAKING: ACTA's survey of Texas voters uncovers similar findings. 69% of Texas voters surveyed supported Jay Hartzell's decision to bring in state troopers to clear encampments that violated UT Austin rules on large gatherings, hold disruptive students accountable for their…

Really enjoyed this recent conversation with @APDillon, it was wide ranging, and we covered the waterfront on all things #HigherEducation :

''One thing that I think we need to keep in mind is that all of these new institutes, schools, centers, whatever we’re calling them, start…

Meanwhile, the average 4-Year graduation rate in the United States is 52%—44% lower than at 'A+' institutions.