Haika Mrema – Baylor University – The College Fix

Prisoners now eligible for free college paid for by the U.S. government

Haika Mrema - Baylor University — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 04:01:50 +0000

Bipartisan-backed measure seeks to reduce recidivism Earlier this month, more than 760,000 adults in prison became eligible for federal financial aid for college courses after a nearly 30-year-old ban was lifted. In 2020, Congress voted to reinstate access to the federal Pell Grant for students in state or federal corrective institutions, overturning portions of laws from the 1990s that had…

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Leading pediatric ‘gender-affirming care’ doctor leaving university hospital, Texas following state treatment ban

Haika Mrema - Baylor University — Wed, 05 Jul 2023 04:02:14 +0000

New Texas law prohibits minors from receiving ‘procedures and treatments for gender transitioning’ Reacting to Texas legislation banning minor transgender treatments, a prominent “trans-affirming care” doctor said she would leave the state. “Effective July 31, 2023, Ximena Lopez, M.D. will be closing her practice at UT Southwestern Medical Center,” according to a statement posted to Lopez’s…

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Nearly 100 Harvard professors unite to protect ‘thinkers, oddballs, and nonconformists’

Haika Mrema - Baylor University — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 04:04:04 +0000

‘When necessary, we will hold the university accountable,’ co-leader said More than 90 Harvard University faculty have joined a recently formed Council on Academic Freedom at the university to promote and defend First Amendment ideals and intellectual diversity on campus. “I’m hoping we can restore some of the dignity and respect that universities, and Harvard in particular…

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Harvard’s new anti-bullying, discrimination policy will ‘discipline’ offenders, expand administration

Haika Mrema - Baylor University — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 04:06:34 +0000

Protected characteristics include ‘creed’ and ‘political beliefs,’ according to the policy Harvard University finalized its first university-wide “anti-bullying” and “non-discrimination” policies, setting in motion a personnel expansion and raising free speech concerns. “The University already prohibits illegal forms of discrimination, so that piece isn’t new,” Deputy Provost Peggy Newell told…

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Wisconsin university modifies bias reporting site after legal demand

Haika Mrema - Baylor University — Wed, 22 Mar 2023 04:02:40 +0000

‘Hate or bias incidents do not necessarily violate the law or university policy,’ according to the updated university website The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee revised the language on its bias reporting page to clarify that students’ speech is protected by the First Amendment following a demand by a legal advocacy group. The change to the stated protocol followed a demand letter sent by…

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