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‘Free and open discourse’ forum launched at UChicago

Jeremy Hill - Boyce College — Tue, 03 Oct 2023 04:05:59 +0000

UPDATED But some conservatives remain skeptical A new forum dedicated to “free and open discourse” will launch this week at the University of Chicago. Professor Tom Ginsburg will serve as the faculty director of the Chicago Forum, which begins its activities with programming on Oct. 5 and 6. He told The College Fix via email he did not want to answer further questions until after the event.

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Calvin University professor sues after being fired for officiating same-sex wedding

Jeremy Hill - Boyce College — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 04:05:51 +0000

Professor says his private actions were separate from his university role A former professor who officiated a same-sex wedding ceremony filed a lawsuit against Calvin University, arguing that his civil rights have been violated. The pending lawsuit comes nearly a year after Calvin University terminated Professor Joseph Kuilema. The university said it believes it will win in court.

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UMinn accused of ‘genocide,’ should pay Native American reparations: report

Jeremy Hill - Boyce College — Thu, 22 Jun 2023 04:05:19 +0000

Every academic department would be forced to incorporate ‘Indigenous’ knowledge into the curriculum, under report recommendations The University of Minnesota is guilty of “genocide” of Native Americans and should atone for it with reparations forever and the return of land. The “Towards Recognition and University Tribal-Healing Project,” shortened to “TRUTH Project,” released a 215-page report…

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Catholic university program helps students grow as writers and in their faith

Jeremy Hill - Boyce College — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 04:01:47 +0000

‘It is a truly revolutionary program,’ one student says A Catholic university’s creative writing program has produced numerous published works and also helped students grow in their faith just two years since its inception. The Masters of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program at the University of St. Thomas has already been a catalyst for several successful writers in the Catholic literary…

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Mizzou launches new program for students with intellectual disabilities

Jeremy Hill - Boyce College — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 05:05:24 +0000

‘There are lots of misconceptions around disability, and it can be challenging to know what’s true or what’s not, so rather than risk offending someone, people avoid the topic,’ director says The University of Missouri College of Education and Human Development is launching a new program called Preparing Adults for Work and Society, or PAWS, to provide post-secondary education opportunities for…

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Elite colleges refuse to hand over diversity info to outside group

Jeremy Hill - Boyce College — Fri, 06 Jan 2023 05:01:34 +0000

UPDATED Knight Foundation said it will try new ways in 2023 after 2022 results were lacking A nonprofit that works on education and journalism issues told The College Fix it will try new strategies this year to obtain more information on the racial and gender makeup of endowment managers for wealth and elite universities after 2022 efforts for its “Diversity of Asset Managers” research fell…

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Harvard student government denies request for new DEI team

Jeremy Hill - Boyce College — Thu, 20 Oct 2022 04:02:55 +0000

Harvard Undergraduate Association denies it was approached by minority group A Harvard club accused the undergraduate student government of neglecting their concerns and violating protocol after the association denied attempts to establish a diversity, equity and inclusion team. Primus, a Harvard student organization that represents first-generation and low-income students, led the attempt to…

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Temple police union ‘optimistic’ about new public safety chief

Jeremy Hill - Boyce College — Tue, 30 Aug 2022 04:01:40 +0000

Union has been critical of university’s approach to crime fighting The new vice president of public safety at Temple University is a cause for optimism according to the union that represents campus police officers. Jennifer Griffin is in her second week as the first vice president of public safety after being hired over the summer. She is “a longtime Delaware State Police Trooper” and…

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Students overestimate post-grad earnings by 100 percent, survey finds

Jeremy Hill - Boyce College — Fri, 27 May 2022 04:03:36 +0000

UPDATED Experts cite the pandemic and overconfidence as possible reasons Students overestimated by 100 percent how much money they will make in their chosen career field, according to a recent survey. The 2022 survey of 1,000 undergraduates asked them about their projected incomes. “College students expect to make $103,880 in their first job, but the average starting salary is actually…

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Penn-linked program will give ‘LGBTQIA older adults’ free money

Jeremy Hill - Boyce College — Mon, 02 May 2022 04:04:49 +0000

Applications are still under review for the ‘guaranteed income’ program The city of West Hollywood has teamed up with the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Guaranteed Income Research to give free money to poorer LGBTQIA residents. The city has not made a decision on applicants for its universal basic income pilot initiative according to a city spokesperson. Only 25 citizens will receive…

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