World news | The Guardian1d ago
Federal judge halts White House effort to collect university data on applicants’ race https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/04/judge-halts-trump-administration-demand-university-applicants-race #UsUniversities #TrumpAdministration #Race #HigherEducation #UsEducation #UsPolitics #UsNews
Federal judge halts White House effort to collect university data on applicants’ race

Trump ordered data collection after raising concern about race being used as factor in college admissions

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Xenograg2d ago

My spouse lamented about how many people believe the Apollo moon landings were faked.

At a point in the ensuing conversation, I said “there are two films I wish had never been made: Wall Street and Capricorn One.”

Because both had a large, negative effect on American society.

I am intentionally not tagging this to the current mission.

#ConspiracyTheory #USEducation

US news | The Guardian2d ago
University of Washington professor fired from director job after sending email criticizing Iran war https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/03/washington-college-professor-fired-iran-war-criticism #WashingtonState #UsUniversities #UsisraelWarOnIran #FreedomOfSpeech #Israel #HigherEducation #UsEducation #Education #UsPolitics #WestCoast #UsNews
University of Washington professor fired from director job after sending email criticizing Iran war

Aria Fani of University of Washington’s Middle East Center is latest critic of Israel to lose position at US university

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US news | The GuardianMar 27
Florida axes sociology as required class at state universities in latest attack on ‘woke’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/27/florida-sociology-university-class #Florida #HigherEducation #UsNews #UsUniversities #UsEducation #HigherEducationPolicy #Sociology #DeiPolicies
Florida axes sociology as required class at state universities in latest attack on ‘woke’

Move by state education officials picked by Republican governor removes the course as a graduation component

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World news | The GuardianMar 25
Professor sues Texas university that terminated contract after Palestine talk https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/25/professor-texas-state-university-israel-palestine #Texas #UsUniversities #UsConstitutionAndCivilLiberties #HigherEducation #UsEducation #Israel #Palestine #UsNews #WorldNews
Professor sues Texas university that terminated contract after Palestine talk

Idris Robinson says Texas State violated his constitutional rights over off-campus talk seized on by pro-Israel activists

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US news | The GuardianMar 24
Why going to an HBCU might be better for Black students’ health https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/24/attending-hbcu-cognitive-outcomes-black-americans #UsNews #UsUniversities #UsEducation #BlackUsCulture #Education #Race
Why going to an HBCU might be better for Black students’ health

A study found correlation between the environment and long-term wellness in sample of 1,978 who attended college between 1940-80

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World news | The GuardianMar 20
Trump administration sues Harvard again over accusations of antisemitism https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/20/trump-administration-new-harvard-lawsuit-antisemitism #TrumpAdministration #HarvardUniversity #UsPolitics #UsEducation #UsNews
Trump administration sues Harvard again over accusations of antisemitism

Lawsuit alleges university violated civil rights of Jewish and Israeli people in aftermath of war in Gaza

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US news | The GuardianMar 19
Efforts to shut down pro-Palestinian speech face series of setbacks in court https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/19/pro-palestinian-speech-antisemitism-lawsuits #UsUniversities #UsEducation #HigherEducation #Education #UsNews #UsPolitics #Antisemitism #Palestine
Efforts to shut down pro-Palestinian speech face series of setbacks in court

Rulings in cases alleging antisemitism on US campuses say common pro-Palestinian speech is constitutionally protected

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US news | The GuardianMar 18
Florida professors quietly defy restrictions on race and gender: ‘This is how authoritarianism works’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/18/florida-colleges-push-back-race-gender-restrictions #Florida #Education #Sociology #UsUniversities #UsNews #UsEducation #Race #Gender #Sexuality #HigherEducation #DeiPolicies
Florida professors quietly defy restrictions on race and gender: ‘This is how authoritarianism works’

Sociology faculty are refusing to alter syllabi, even as state targets how race, gender and inequality are taught

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US news | The GuardianMar 16
Many US adults are skipping parenting or having fewer kids – and it’s forcing schools to close https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/16/birthrate-schools-closing #UsNews #UsEducation #Population #Tennessee #Texas #Florida #Ohio #Georgia
Many US adults are skipping parenting or having fewer kids – and it’s forcing schools to close

As the US birthrate has declined dramatically, schools are becoming emptier and districts are getting less public funding

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