Obama Rules Overturned
A federal judge in Texas has blocked the order that requires public schools to let transgender students use the bathrooms and locker rooms consistent with their chosen gender identity. On the Big Story.
Headlines
Title IX Probe
The Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights has launched a Title IX investigation against Duke University, this is the third investigation since 2013. In the Duke Chronicle.
Good Bye Dixie
The University of Mississippi marching band will no longer play the song "Dixie" in order to created a more inclusive environment for fans. On Inside Higher Ed.
Mysterious Moratorium
California State University-Long Beach has maintained a moratorium on recognizing new student organizations for more than a year while refusing to explain the policy. On the Torch.
Free College Won’t Help
"It is laughable to think most poor students fail to graduate from college simply because it costs too much," writes David Sabey. On the Federalist.
Privilege Board
A new, highly visible, bulletin board at Appalachian State University, reminds students of their white, male, able-bodied, Christian, or cisgender privilege. On Campus Reform.
Second Thoughts
Responding to criticism of practices at other colleges, the University of Iowa says it will hold off on starting a bias response team until it can study the issue. On Inside Higher Ed.
No Man’s Land
A new policy at Princeton University aims to make the HR department more gender inclusive by eliminating "man" from vocabulary. On the College Fix.
Donating to a University?
"As a person who has spent almost his entire professional career in academia, I can attest that colleges and universities have become dens of intellectual iniquity," writes Walter Block. On LewRockwell.com.
The Free College Problem
"Hillary Clinton’s proposal to make public higher education more accessible to lower- and middle-income students could have the opposite effect," writes Ronald Brownstein. In the Atlantic.