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Listen to the article 6 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: A damning 176-page independent investigative report into a questionable $238 million gift to Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University concluded that the donation was fraudulent. Florida A&M officials announced the gift — from Gregory Gerami, a…
Overseers urgently comb college textbooks and syllabi for disfavored terms and ideas to purge. It might sound like the chilling opening of a dystopian novel, but it’s just another Monday for public college faculty in Florida. Last Monday, to be exact, when State University System of Florida Chancellor Ray Rodrigues reportedly directed the system’s 12 public…
He certainly didn’t couch his words. Last night, Democratic vice presidential pick and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz came to FIRE’s hometown of Philadelphia to campaign with presidential nominee Kamala Harris. “And I got to tell you, I can’t wait to debate the guy — that is, if he’s willing to get off the couch and…
University of California Los AngelesUniversity of California Los AngelesMinority groups experienced gains relative to their white counterparts in all key Hollywood employment arenas examined in the streaming film sector, according to a new report from the Institute for Research on Labor and Employment at UCLA. The Hollywood Diversity Report — authored by Dr. Ana-Christina Ramón,…
Did overheated political rhetoric lead to the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump? On today’s show we explore political violence: its history, its causes, and its relationship with free speech. Flemming Rose is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute. He previously served as foreign affairs editor and culture editor at the Danish newspaper…
A more efficient process is underway for filing the 2025-26 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Jeremy SingerAccording to U.S. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel A. Cordona, the new process is informed by conversations with and feedback from students, institutions, and other stakeholders following a challenging 2024-25 FAFSA cycle. “Thanks to the partnership of…
Some argue that Section 230 allows the internet to flourish. Others argue it allows harmful content to flourish. Christopher Cox knows something about Section 230: He co-wrote it. Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act is an American law passed in 1996 that shields websites from liability for content posted on their sites by users….
United Faculty of Florida (UFF) and its Florida State University and University of Florida chapters have filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging a Florida statute it claims, “unlawfully bans arbitration of adverse personnel decisions for public university faculty.” Teresa M. HodgeUFF is an AFT affiliate represented by Selendy Gay, who filed the suit in…
Dr. Dwayne Lee PinkneyDwayne Lee Pinkney has been appointed executive senior vice chancellor for administration and finance and chief financial officer at the University of Pittsburgh. He served as executive vice president for finance and administration at Indiana University. Pinkney holds a bachelor’s degree in English and journalism from North Carolina A&T State University, an…
Jaquion GholstonJaquion Gholston has been appointed assistant vice president for Post Award and University Affiliated Research Center Operations at Howard University. He served as director of sponsored accounting and cost analysis at the Stevens Institute of Technology. Gholston holds a master’s in information management from Syracuse University. #JAQUION #GHOLSTON #Diverse #Issues #Higher #Education
