The provost’s decision follows criticism of the university’s aggressive DEI program and pushback from the board of regents Students at the University of Michigan’s 2024 spring commencement ceremony (Nic Antaya/Getty Images) The University of Michigan has eliminated diversity statements from its hiring, promotion, and tenure processes, Provost Laurie McCauley announced Thursday morning. The decision comes
Senators berated the Biden administration’s cybersecurity officials for their weak response and lack of accountability following a massive Chinese government-linked hack of U.S. and global telecommunications networks, Politico reported. “There’s no accountability in anybody sitting up there. They have not told us why they didn’t catch it, what they’ve done to prevent it,” Sen. Rick
Harris campaign’s payment to Sharpton’s group ‘does not look good for a man supposed to represent integrity,’ National Black Church Initiative says Al Sharpton preaching (Mustafa Hussain/Getty Images) A black church organization is calling on MSNBC to suspend and investigate host Al Sharpton over donations his organization took from Kamala Harris’s campaign. The National Black
Is banning puberty blockers for minors the same as banning interracial marriage for adults? Why should girls be forced to develop breasts? Are powerful drugs that can cause infertility really so different from aspirin? Those were some of the questions posed to Matthew Rice, the solicitor general of Tennessee, as he defended his state’s ban
Mexican troops seized the largest fentanyl haul in the country’s history just days after President-elect Donald Trump vowed to impose tariffs in an effort to crack down on drug smuggling across the border, CNN reported. “It is the largest seizure of fentanyl pills that has ever been made,” Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum said Wednesday morning
The French government collapsed Wednesday after its lower house of parliament voted to oust Prime Minister Michel Barnier, the Wall Street Journal reported. The National Assembly passed a no confidence motion with 331 votes, above the 288 needed, forcing Barnier and his cabinet to resign. The motion stemmed from widespread backlash over Barnier’s efforts to
Revolving door is ‘spinning faster than ever,’ ethics watchdog director says Getty Images Bureau of Land Management director Tracy Stone-Manning has already lined up her post-Biden administration job: a cushy six-figure gig leading the Wilderness Society, an influential Washington, D.C.-based environmental nonprofit. Stone-Manning was confirmed to lead the Interior Department subagency in September 2021 and