The University of California has ended the years-old practice of requiring diversity, equity, and inclusion statements in faculty hiring, its governing board announced Wednesday. “To be clear, stand-alone diversity statements will no longer be permitted in recruitments,” UC provost Katherine S. Newman said in a letter to campus leaders. While applicants may still choose to
The clock ticks on Columbia: Today marks the deadline for Columbia University interim president Katrina Armstrong to commit to a series of reforms—from a mask ban to enforcing disciplinary rules and regulations—in order to enter into discussions with the Trump administration about the restoration of $430 million in lost federal grants. Armstrong addressed the situation
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D., Texas) declared in February that the government is “not in the business of giving out money” to taxpayers. But when it comes to the simple luxuries in her own life, the firebrand lawmaker is happy to let the public foot the bill. That includes her taxpayer-funded car. Crockett has billed the
The policy changes, which include a mask ban and permanent ‘time, place, and manner rules,’ would only start ‘long-term’ negotiations (edited, Getty Images) The clock is ticking for Columbia University to respond to a series of demands from the Trump administration, which set a March 20 deadline for the school. The administration indicated that implementation
His ‘best friend’ Chris Mowrey, a fellow influencer recently tickled by Cory Booker, also not gay (allegedly) Harry Sisson / X In case you missed it, which you probably did, here’s what happened: An effeminate TikTok influencer, semi-renowned for his obsequious fawning over former president Joe Biden, was apparently outed as heterosexual after multiple female
Trump’s EPA terminated grants over fraud, waste, and abuse concerns EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin attends a White House meeting (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) A federal district court judge blocked the Environmental Protection Agency’s efforts to claw back $20 billion the Biden administration awarded to eight climate nonprofit organizations. In her opinion Tuesday evening, Judge Tanya Chutkan
‘From now on, negotiations will only be led under fire,’ Netanyahu says Israeli military moves near Lebanese border, Nov. 2023 (Amir Levy/Getty Images) Israel confirmed that an additional two senior Hamas members were killed Tuesday during a series of precision airstrikes in Gaza that also annihilated four other leaders and a spokesman for the Palestinian