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UNC System first to answer Secretary McMahon’s reform challenge (opens the original)
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“US Education Secretary Linda McMahon issued a proclamation to US universities asking that they respond to the Federal government edicts mandating DEI reform, the need for merit based admissions and faculty hiring/promotions, as well as the prohibitive cost of a college education. The UNC Chancellor responded withing 2 weeks with a detailed 11 page memo confirming UNC is one of the few university systems truly addressing these issues. The College Fix published an August 20 article validating tha
Dear universities: Don’t want to be neutral? Admit it. (opens the original)
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“John Tomasi, Heterodox Academy president, and Harvard professor Tyler VanderWeele cowrote an article for the Washington Post entitled “Dear universities: Don’t want to be neutral? Admit it.” They address the hypocrisy of many universities that profess to promote intellectual diversity while in reality deliberately engendering an almost exclusive Progressive ideology. The recommendation is to just tell the truth and reveal to alumni, parents, and prospective students what you really stand for.”<
ACTA’s Advice to Furman on How to Find a New President (opens the original)
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“ACTA’s advice to Furman on the necessity of university boards – not faculty or students – being the final decision makers in presidential search choices has applicability to all of our AFSA chapters. Faculty Senate and student leaders are loudly declaring they must not just participate in the search committee but that their choice should prevail. The boards are much better equipped to objectively assess the optimal choice given their members’ diverse backgrounds, not partisan faculty or student
Hegseth turns to University of North Carolina, Virginia Tech after cutting Ivy League Ties (opens the original)
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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has been approved as a partner for the Department of War’s Senior Service College (SSC) Fellowship. The SSC Fellowship program is designed to prepare senior military officers for strategic leadership roles by deepening their understanding of national security and strengthening their leadership, critical-thinking and decision-making skills. The announcement follows an earlier DOW decision to bar military officers from attending graduate programs at
Michigan State U. Democrat trustees demand “loyalty” from peers, threaten dissenters (opens the original)
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he Michigan State University Board of Trustees just passed by a 5-3 vote a resolution to sanction trustees who publicly question any decisions made by the Board. This alarming edict is antithetical to AFSA’s core mission of promoting free speech, academic freedom, and viewpoint diversity on university campuses. A dissenting minority Board member issued a public statement that succinctly criticizes the vote: “This is something that is absolutely an assault on the First Amendment of any person who
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