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February 25, 2021

University of Chicago students push back on cancel culture, launch newspaper promoting conservative speech

Two students at the University of Chicago are fighting back against the largely one-sided political culture on campus with a student-run newspaper highlighting conservative and libertarian viewpoints.

February 12, 2021

St. John’s University professor sues school over 'disheartening' firing after student's racism claim

A St. John’s University professor sues the school over his “disheartening" discharge related to racism claims.

August 26, 2020

NYU student group demands Black-only student housing on campus

New York University officials signaled they are open to a student group's demands to create Black residence floors on campus next year, a petition that is already receiving backlash for proposing students segregate themselves.

August 20, 2020

UConn students party during coronavirus pandemic, get kicked out of dorms

Several University of Connecticut students were kicked out of their dorm rooms this week after videos on social media showed them at a crowded party with no masks and even less social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic.

August 18, 2020

Notre Dame suspending in-person classes for two weeks following coronavirus spike

Notre Dame University has suspended in-person undergraduate classes for two weeks following a spike in coronavirus cases on the campus. 

August 16, 2020

Oklahoma State sorority under quarantine after 23 members contract coronavirus

An Oklahoma State University sorority house is under quarantine after nearly two dozen members contracted coronavirus, school officials said.

August 14, 2020

Man arrested in stabbing as he faces charges in assault of conservative activist at UC-Berkeley

The man accused of assaulting a conservative activist at the University of California Berkeley last year in a case that ganered national headlines has been charged with stabbing a man riding a bicycle on a sidewalk over the weekend, Fox News has learned.

June 27, 2020

Princeton drops Woodrow Wilson's name from school due to 'racist thinking'

The decision was taken on Friday after a vote by the board of trustees.

June 23, 2020

Rice University student group demands 'Black House,' better ID photos, statue removal

A student group at Rice University in Houston, Texas, is "demanding" the administration fund a "non-residential Black House" on campus, as well as remove a prominent statue of the university's founder -- and top student officials are deleting some comments disagreeing with those positions, Fox News has learned this week.

May 6, 2020

DeVos releases new campus sexual assault rules, allowing hearings and cross-examination

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos on Wednesday released final guidance on how both public and private schools and colleges must deal with allegations of sexual assault on campus – mandating protections for accused students and faculty while softening earlier proposals that some critics worried would harm victims.