The College Fix

Higher Education

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  Higher Education Technology Catholic trade school forges ahead despite obstacles

  William Hurley - Hope College •August 3, 2023

  While working through state approval, the school offers workshops and expects to enroll students next fall.

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  Free Speech Higher Education Penn State agrees to protect free association rights of students

  Madison Rehbehn - Dallas Baptist University •August 2, 2023

  'Freedom of association protects student groups' rights to control their own membership, which includes disciplining or expelling members,' advocacy group says.

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  Higher Education Racial issues Several universities end legacy admissions after affirmative action ruled unconstitutional

  Georgia Lucas - UNC Pembroke •August 2, 2023

  Wesleyan president said his colleagues would be 'hypocrites' if they continued legacy preferences.

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  Curriculum Higher Education Expansion of ‘disability’ impairs the students it aims to help: essay

  Maggie Kelly - For The College Fix •August 1, 2023

  In 2016, one-fifth of undergraduates in the United States were classified as having a disability by their college.

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  Higher Education Racial issues UMich, NIH to spend nearly $80 million as part of ‘DEI 2.0’

  Benjamin Rothove - University of Wisconsin Madison •August 1, 2023

  NIH puts in $15.8 million to hire 'minoritized individuals.'

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  Free Speech Higher Education Columbia University Press rejects book for being pro-police: report

  Marshelle Paulino - Franciscan University of Steubenville •July 28, 2023

  Author suggests it could ‘unprecedented.'