Higher Education – The College Fix

Professor who belittled Christopher Rufo’s Harvard degree ‘apologizes’

Dave Huber - Associate Editor — Sun, 14 Jan 2024 16:43:57 +0000

Says original remarks were ‘clearly phrased badly’ The Harvard professor who made fun of conservative journalist Christopher Rufo’s Harvard Extension School degree as “not the same” as those earned by “normal” Harvard students … has offered an apology. Sort of. Jennifer Hochschild, a professor of government and African/African American Studies whose work was plagiarized by former Harvard…

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Vanderbilt has 1 administrator for every 2 students: analysis

Maggie Kelly - Assistant Editor — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 05:08:47 +0000

ANALYSIS: DEI commitment includes a recent $17 million faculty initiative, ‘identity centers,’ and more Vanderbilt University employs more than one full-time administrator for every two students, a College Fix analysis found. During the 2021-22 academic year, the most recent for which data are available, the private Nashville university employed 3,516 full-time administrators and support staff…

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Professor says ‘suppress’ Joe Rogan, Douglas Murray to ‘counter terrorism’: report

Micaiah Bilger - Assistant Editor — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 22:04:36 +0000

Whistleblower: Class ‘confirmed my fears,’ overemphasized ‘right-wing extremism’ A British university course for government employees on “Countering Terrorism” included a call for the suppression of popular podcast host Joe Rogan and journalist Douglas Murray while lecturers downplayed Islamist extremism, a whistleblower said this week. Anna Stanley, who recently left the UK Foreign Office…

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Retired faculty protest hiring of Republican as new Youngstown State president

Micaiah Bilger - Assistant Editor — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 22:12:58 +0000

Letter demands trustees ‘put away your selfish interests,’ rescind job offer Dozens of retired Youngstown State University faculty and staff protested the hiring of Republican Congressman Bill Johnson as its new president in a letter Monday to the Board of Trustees. In the letter, former employees of the Ohio public university criticized Johnson’s voting record and called on the trustees to…

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Find community, keep your faith: new guide tells conservative women to stay strong

Colleen Dean - Franciscan University of Steubenville — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 05:02:37 +0000

In ‘You’re Not Alone,’ conservative leader offers alternatives to liberal feminism The Network of enlightened Women recently launched a book on thriving as a conservative woman on campus, including tips on choosing a college, finding a mentor, and dating with an eye toward marriage. “You’re Not Alone: The Conservative Woman’s Guide to College,” published Jan. 1, was written by Karin Lips…

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Billionaire CEO announces MIT plagiarism probe

College Fix Staff — Mon, 08 Jan 2024 15:30:47 +0000

Bill Ackman launched review following plagiarism accusations against his wife This past weekend, hedge fund founder Bill Ackman announced he would launch an AI plagiarism review of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s faculty and leaders with possible plans to extend the probe to other elite universities. Ackman (pictured), CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management, wrote Friday on X…

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APPLY NOW: Summer 2024 paid D.C. journalism fellowships

College Fix Staff — Mon, 08 Jan 2024 05:14:21 +0000

During the summer of 2024, the Student Free Press Association, parent organization for The College Fix, will offer paid internships at Washington, D.C.-based media organizations. The internships are open to all college students and recent college graduates. SFPA will match its intern with an appropriate host organization. Previous fellows have worked at National Review, Real Clear Politics…

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Three takeaways from the Claudine Gay resignation

Dave Huber - Associate Editor — Sat, 06 Jan 2024 16:32:32 +0000

Take #1: The mainstream media is a bigger joke than ever. On Wednesday, the Associated Press headlined “Harvard president’s resignation highlights new conservative weapon against colleges: plagiarism.” Later that day it sort of backtracked, changing the headline to “Plagiarism charges downed Harvard’s president. A conservative attack helped to fan the outrage.” It noted the original…

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Five ways colleges could course correct in 2024

Maggie Kelly - Assistant Editor — Tue, 02 Jan 2024 05:02:12 +0000

End grade inflation, obey the law, freeze hiring of critical studies professors, and more American colleges and universities are among the world’s richest and most powerful institutions. They can afford to do what they want, even if it violates common sense, standards of excellence, or even sometimes the law. But legislators, donors, and alumni can still make a difference…

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Philly university ordered to pay $15M to doctor for anti-male bias in Title IX case

Maggie Kelly - Assistant Editor — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 05:02:34 +0000

Male doctor and female subordinate each opened Title IX investigations A Philadelphia university must pay $15 million to a male doctor after a jury found it had discriminated against him based on gender in a Title IX investigation. On Dec. 11, a jury entered the judgment against Thomas Jefferson University based on its decision in favor of the plaintiff, former Rothman Orthopaedic Institute…

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