US universities

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Wellesley College students vote to admit trans men and non-binary people
Proposal also calls for gender neutral language at women’s college whose alumni include Hillary Clinton and Madeleine Albright

Gloria Oladipo

15, Mar, 2023 @4:43 PM

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‘Just the tip of the iceberg’: Kimberlé Crenshaw warns against rightwing battle over critical race theory
Exclusive: Author and academic cautions pushback against racial justice education feeds revival of segregationist policies

Gloria Oladipo in New York

04, Mar, 2023 @7:00 AM

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Vanderbilt apologizes for using ChatGPT in email on Michigan shooting
Consoling email sent to students after a mass shooting at Michigan State University was written using an AI chatbot

Sam Levine in New York

22, Feb, 2023 @1:58 PM

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‘We can’t keep living like this’: Michigan governor denounces campus shooting
Gretchen Whitmer calls for action on ‘uniquely American problem’ after gunman kills three Michigan State students and wounds five

Richard Luscombe

14, Feb, 2023 @10:49 PM

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George Washington University accused of ‘colluding’ with rightwing pro-Israel group
StandWithUs filed charge with US education department accusing Lara Sheehi of hate speech and discrimination against students

Chris McGreal

12, Feb, 2023 @8:00 AM

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George Washington University installs emergency contraception vending machine
Students led effort over concern for reproductive rights after supreme court struck down constitutional right to abortion

Gloria Oladipo in New York

30, Jan, 2023 @9:49 PM

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Elite universities aren’t hotbeds of ‘wokery’: our research shows they’re rife with racism and classism | Kalwant Bhopal and Martin Myers
In both the US and the UK, students described being told that they were beneficiaries of affirmative action, write authors Kalwant Bhopal and Martin Myers

Kalwant Bhopal and Martin Myers

30, Jan, 2023 @10:00 AM

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The new frontier in the US war on TikTok: university campuses
Experts say banning the app over college networks will not stop students from accessing it over cellular data

Kari Paul

20, Jan, 2023 @11:00 AM

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Harvard reverses decision on role for Israel critic after outcry
Kennedy School dean initially refused ex-Human Rights Watch head Kenneth Roth a fellowship over criticisms of Israel

Chris McGreal in New York

19, Jan, 2023 @5:38 PM

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Harvard Kennedy School condemned for denying fellowship to Israel critic
ACLU and Pen America back former Human Rights Watch chief Kenneth Roth and say decision ‘raises serious questions’

Chris McGreal in New York

08, Jan, 2023 @7:00 AM

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Maryland mother and son graduate from same university, 20 years after pledge
Immanuel Patton promised his mother while he was in kindergarten that they would get their degrees together

Gloria Oladipo

06, Jan, 2023 @6:19 PM

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Hillary Clinton to join Columbia University as global affairs professor
Ex-secretary of state will assume position on 1 February, working alongside the School of International and Public Affairs dean

Maya Yang

05, Jan, 2023 @10:42 PM

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