Tag: higher education
MIT rejects Trump funding compact, ignites academic freedom showdown
First elite university publicly refuses White House pledge critics call “extortion,” setting up a legal, financial, and political fight over free inquiry and federal research dollars.
The leader of Trump’s assault on higher education has a troubled...
Terrell, meanwhile, rebranded himself as “Leo 2.0,” attacking “DEI nonsense,” comparing Black Lives Matter to ISIS and declaring the 2020 election was “stolen from President Trump and America!”
Prestige, power, and dear old alma mater
Must higher education always genuflect before America’s highest incomes?
Republican judge blocks student debt relief rule before it’s finalized, delaying...
The Biden administration has been working to alleviate the burden of student loans, especially for long-term borrowers who have been repaying loans for decades.
How oil and gas companies infiltrate higher education to maintain influence
It’s a global climate obstruction strategy that dates back decades, researchers from six universities argue in a new study.
Supreme Court preserves college preferences for wealthy whites
In its recent ruling on affirmative action in college admissions, the Supreme Court’s conservative justices squarely came down on the side of race and class-based preferences—for wealthy whites.
In steep decline: Body blows to America’s vaunted, quality higher education
Once the world’s best, U.S. higher education staggers, with no easy fixes.
Charles Koch ramps up higher ed funding to fuel ‘talent pipeline’
"Charles Koch is doubling down on the multi-million dollar money dumps that buy him real control over professors."
Academic freedom at risk after decades of attacks and underfunding from...
We look at one of the consequences of this crisis: the growing threat to academic freedom with academic and author Henry Reichman.
This is how white privilege goes to college
The recent college cheating scandal surprises no one. The super-rich have long relied on “legacy admissions” to get them into their elite college of choice.
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Secret Pfizer and Lilly contracts favor drugmakers over patients, records show
The deals let companies raise prices overseas while carving blockbuster obesity drugs out of required discounts.
Which spiritual and political issues will be the focus of Pope Leo XIV’s visit...
The trip lands months ahead of France's presidential campaign, timing that echoes John Paul II's first visit to the country in 1980.
How lab-grown meat could bring an end to needless animal cruelty
Lab-grown meat is a sustainable and ethical alternative to traditional meat. It offers the same taste and texture while reducing animal suffering, environmental impact, and health risks.
SEC votes to propose scrapping rule that lets shareholders force a vote
Investor advocates call the move a threat to eight decades of shareholder oversight
Biotech corporation withdraws permit for mass release of GE mosquitoes
The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) announced the withdrawal of the permit that would have released billions of genetically engineered mosquitos throughout agriculture communities across the state.