California lawmakers passed AB 7, a bill that allows colleges—including public universities and private institutions—to give admissions preference to students who can prove they are descendants of enslaved people. The bill says these schools may consider this preference, rather than mandating it, and only if it doesn’t conflict with federal law. The goal is to address historic exclusion and systemic harm stemming from slavery.
A cybercriminal group known as “Purgatory” has been identified as the source behind a coordinated wave of AI-enhanced swatting calls that triggered lockdowns and armed police responses at universities across the United States in late August. The attacks, which occurred from August 21 to August 25, affected at least 10 major campuses, including the University of Tennessee Chattanooga, Villanova, the University of South Carolina, and UNC-Chapel Hill.
Wisconsin Democrats, led by state Sen. Kelda Roys (D), are moving to strip licensed gun owners of their right to carry for self-defense on college campuses. The proposal, introduced September 4, 2025, would outlaw firearms entirely on university and college property, even for individuals who hold valid concealed carry licenses.
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt (R) has officially signed legislation ending taxpayer funding for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in the state’s higher education system. The measure, SB 796, permanently bars public universities from using state funds to support DEI initiatives or mandating ideological training based on race, sex, or other identity categories.
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) appeared on Jesse Watters Primetime Friday night to promote his new legislation aimed at blocking foreign nationals from adversarial nations—specifically China and Iran—from enrolling in American universities. The bill, titled the “Integrity Act,” seeks to halt what Tuberville described as the U.S. “funding our own demise.”
Dan Apple left the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 1990, just over halfway through his degree. More than three decades later, at age 55, he’s back in school and on track to graduate by the end of the year—thanks to a new initiative aimed at helping adults finish what they started.
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani identified as both “Black or African American” and “Asian” on his 2009 Columbia University application, according to leaked data from a massive Columbia admissions breach. The revelation raises fresh questions about identity politics and racial self-identification in elite college admissions.
The University of Michigan is experiencing a historic decline in male student enrollment, with data revealing that 19 out of 21 colleges on campus are now female-majority.
