Taxpayers Forced to Fund University Drag Shows
My brother is being forced to pay for a drag queen performance. At the University of South Carolina Beaufort campus, my brother (Jesse speaking here),… Read More
EducationCommentary
Kent’s Warning Signals a Shift in Accreditation Oversight
This week, Under Secretary of Education Nicholas Kent put college accreditors on notice: comply with federal civil rights law or risk losing the authority that… Read More
EducationNews
EXCLUSIVE: Taxpayers Will Finally See Which Foreign Entities Fund US Universities
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Department of Education will soon require universities to publicly disclose the counterparties of foreign funding, a senior Education Department official… Read More
LawNews
Pro-Palestinian Agitators Score Win Against Trump in Court
Noncitizens demonstrating against the United States and Israel at U.S. campuses scored a legal victory over the Trump administration last week, as a Massachusetts federal… Read More
EducationNews
EXCLUSIVE: Education Secretary Gives Update on Long-Awaited Settlement With Harvard
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Secretary of Education Linda McMahon told The Daily Signal a settlement with Harvard University is close, after a protracted battle over… Read More
Education News
Qatar Sent Billions to Top US Universities, According to Ed Department
The Middle Eastern nation of Qatar is the largest foreign funder of American colleges and universities, according to new data from the Department of Education…. Read More
EducationCommentary
What the Education Department’s New Portal Means for Foreign Influence on University Campuses
On Jan. 2, the Department of Education officially launched its new and improved portal for universities to report foreign funding. In an earlier update, the… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Harvard Says Yes to Discrimination, No to Western Civ
At Harvard University today, professors who teach Western history are history. James Hankins, a specialist in Renaissance thought, was one of the last holdouts. Now Hankins, who… Read More
Commentary
Let Students Read the Whole Book
The first time I ever cracked open a work of William Shakespeare was during my freshman year of high school, when my English teacher assigned… Read More
Education News
Another University Considers Cutting Ties With Chinese Institution as National Security Concerns Mount
Almost a year after the University of Michigan severed ties with a Chinese institution over concerns of national security, over a dozen U.S. universities are still working with Shanghai Jiao Tong University…. Read More
EducationCommentary
4 Ways Trump Has Forced DEI Out of Higher Education
The Department of Education may soon be closing shop, but that doesn’t mean the Trump administration’s attempt to course-correct higher education in America is finished…. Read More
PoliticsNews
Conservative UC Berkeley Students Welcome DOJ Probe of Left-Wing Campus Violence
Conservative students at one of the most left-wing universities in the United States welcome a Justice Department probe after violent protests erupted at a Turning… Read More
EducationCommentary
California University Drops Race-Based Scholarship in Big Blow to DEI
This month saw yet another win against DEI in higher education, as a major California university recently dropped a racial scholarship under threat of lawsuit…. Read More
EducationCommentary
Helping Parents and Students Choose a College With Confidence
How do we know which are the best colleges? Traditional ratings rank schools based on the average GPA or test scores of entering students. But… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Harvard ‘Drags’ Down Its Reputation
Harvard is a drag, literally. Amid its ongoing fight with President Donald Trump over whether Harvard University violated the civil rights of students and even deserves to… Read More
LawNews
Biden Judge Linked to University Where Her Ruling Preserves Taxpayer-Funded Grants
A federal judge ruled against the Trump administration to keep taxpayer dollars flowing to University of California campuses even though she served as a part-time… Read More
EducationNews
Trump Has a Road Map for Universities That Want Federal Grants to Keep Coming
The Trump administration unveiled a plan for colleges and universities to ensure the continued flow of federal funding: stop raising tuition costs for five years,… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Why Victorious Ideas Don’t Always Win
Winning the war of ideas isn’t enough. Consider government-sanctioned racial discrimination. There’s a reason the Left hides behind acronyms like DEI. Judging people on their… Read More
EducationCommentary
Assata Shakur and Other Parents of Political Violence
As the Trump administration takes on the latest wave of left-wing violence, an obituary reminds us what happens when political killers get away with their… Read More
Commentary
How College Courses Rationalize Political Violence
Where do young people learn that it’s OK to kill over political differences? Look no further than what they’re taught in school. There, college professors… Read More
EducationCommentary
Charlie Kirk Understood Conservatives Need to Take Back Academia
Until last week, we used to speak metaphorically about United States campuses becoming the main battleground in the culture wars. As the heartrending assassination of Charlie Kirk proves, we have become… Read More
Commentary
Charlie Kirk’s Fight to Rescue a Generation From University Indoctrination
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see… Read More
LawNews
SCOOP: Trump Official Reveals Criteria for Investigating Left-Wing NGOs After Kirk Assassination
The Trump administration will only investigate left-wing groups with a provable tie to violence following the assassination of conservative leader Charlie Kirk, an administration official… Read More
EducationNews
Colleges Urged to Sign ‘Contract for Safe Campus Dialogue’
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LawCommentary
I Went to Supreme Court to Preserve the America My Parents Came Here For
Editor’s note: The following commentary is an excerpt from remarks presented before the Presidential Religious Liberty Commission on Sept. 8, with minor edits made only… Read More
EducationCommentary
George Mason Battle Will Mold Opposition to Trump’s Agenda
Virginia lawmakers have thrown down the gauntlet and challenged President Donald Trump’s war on the use of race at universities. Their action, clearly intended to save George… Read More
EducationNews
Education Department Puts Top Universities That Receive Funding From Foreign Adversaries on Notice
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Education Department will undertake more investigations into universities that fail to accurately disclose funding from foreign adversaries, a senior Department… Read More
EducationCommentary
I Wrote to My Alma Mater Seeking Tolerance for Conservatives. I’m Still Waiting for a Reply.
I recently wrote a letter to my alma mater urging the school to embrace ideological diversity rather than pushing its liberal agenda on students. It… Read More
EducationNews
Trump’s Welcome of 600,000 Chinese Students Plays Into Beijing’s Hands, Experts Say
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—President Donald Trump’s recent policy decisions regarding China could backfire amid trade negotiations with Beijing’s communist regime, China analysts told the Daily… Read More
EducationNews
Trump Admin Finds University’s DEI Policies Violate Civil Rights Act
The U.S. Department of Education found that George Mason University violated civil rights laws in promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion policies—potentially calling into question the… Read More
