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Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) said Wednesday that the House Education Committee will expand its investigation into Harvard President Claudine Gay to include allegations that she committed plagiarism in academic work. The Education Committee previously held a hearing on campus antisemitism featuring Gay and the leaders of the University of Pennsylvania and MIT. At that hearing,…
The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) issued its 2023 report to Congress on Nov. 14. The report included 30 recommendations of “particular significance.” Its third recommendation identified proposals to “address China’s state-sponsored influence and interference” now affecting America’s universities. Released a day before President Biden’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Asia-Pacific Economic…
A group of about two dozen top law firms sent a letter to over 100 law school deans on Friday, warning the schools that they should take antisemitism more seriously, else the firms would be less likely to hire their students. “Over the last several weeks, we have been alarmed at reports of anti-Semitic harassment,…
The Supreme Court ruled earlier this year in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard that race-based college admissions are unconstitutional, overruling its precedent in Grutter v. Bollinger that upheld affirmative action in higher education admissions. Although the SFFA decision binds virtually all institutions of higher education, footnote four of the decision expressly excludes military service academies from the ruling, at least for now….
Harvard is facing a civil rights complaint over the school’s legacy admissions after the Supreme Court ruled against race-conscious admissions practices. “Each year, Harvard College grants special preference in its admissions process to hundreds of mostly white students — not because of anything they have accomplished, but rather solely because of who their relatives are,”…
“Harvard musical reimagines Jesus, Judas relationship as ‘gaysian love story’” Harvard University students have “reimagined” the story of Jesus Christ and one of his disciples as a “heretical gaysian (gay, Asian) love story,” in a new play premiering this week. “Iscariot is a queer, Asian American, heretical revisionist history about Judas Iscariot,” according to a description on…
“Affirmative action hurts Asian-Americans—but the left just shrugs” In her landmark 2003 opinion legalizing affirmative action in Grutter v. Bollinger, Sandra Day O’Connor famously wrote, “The Court expects that 25 years from now, the use of racial preferences will no longer be necessary.” This is the only time I can think of when the Supreme…
“Harvard study can teach NY officials the secrets of Success Academy’s success” A new Harvard Business School case study of the Success Academy charter network offers valuable insight into why its schools are so, well . . . successful. New York officials should read every last word. The study recounts some of the network’s history:…
“#Dean Norris pivots to comedy in ‘United States of Al’” Dean Norris’ memorable role as DEA Agent Hank Schrader on “Breaking Bad” led him, in a roundabout way, to Chuck Lorre’s new CBS sitcom “United States of Al.” “Chuck was a big fan of ‘Breaking Bad’ and he cast me in six episodes of ‘The…
“#Ex-Nazi hunter wants US to deny entry to alleged terrorism sponsor” A Manhattan lawyer famous for hunting Nazis is urging federal authorities to deny entrance into the US to an alleged terrorism sponsor who is scheduled to teach at Harvard University. In a recent letter to Attorney General Bill Barr, Neal Sher cites “an overwhelming…