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National Science Foundation is operating 3 programs that violate equal protection, Justice Department finds Three National Science Foundation programs to increase racial minority student involvement in the hard sciences are unconstitutional, the U.S. Department of Justice ruled Wednesday. These “race- and sex-based programs administered by the National Science Foundation viol...

OPINION/ANALYSIS The College Fix’s Simon Olech went to the University of Michigan to ask “the leaders and the best” what, exactly, they love so much about Abdul El-Sayed (he won 90% of the vote there).

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A Jewish fraternity house in San Diego was hit with antisemitic graffiti both inside and out over the weekend in an incident police are investigating as a hate crime. The home was a private residence housing members of Alpha Epsilon Pi near University of California, San Diego. Swastikas and the term “KKK” were spraypainted on its walls, according to images reported online.

First-semester students in one University of Michigan college will receive either “pass” or “no credit” marks next fall instead of traditional letter grades to help “curb the mental health crisis,” sparking widespread backlash and prompting a national debate. “While LSA students will still receive grades and instructor feedback in every course as they always have, final grade...

Decline is ‘not yet a concern,’ expert says Ph.D. admissions fell 15 percent over the past year at 55 research universities in the U.S., according to the Association of American Universities Data Exchange. “The data also show that, while domestic students submitted a higher number of applications (+3%) to doctoral programs, international student applications to Ph.D.

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