If universities fall, democracy is one step closer to demise

Hello Thursday. Today I’m starting with a quiz. Which American political leader said, “The professor is the enemy”? Right Richard Nixon spoke with Henry Kissinger In an oval office in 1972. His full quote is even colder. “Never forget, the media is the enemy. Establishment is the enemy. Professor is the enemy. Professor is the […]

Lawsuit Claims Top Universities, Including Cornell And MIT, Formed ‘Price-Fixing Cartel’ To Favor Wealthy Students

New allegations filed Monday allege that several top universities, including the University of Pennsylvania, Georgetown University, MIT and Cornell University, operated as a “price-fixing cartel” that systematically favored wealthy applicants in the admissions process. claims to have done so. A group of former students filed the lawsuit in 2022 and are now seeking $685 million […]

Judge Rules Anti-Israel Group Can Sue Universities Over Alleged Free Speech Violations

A federal judge in Texas has ruled that an anti-Israel group can continue its lawsuit against university officials for violating free speech and “viewpoint discrimination” following protests last spring. The Austin American-Statesman reported Thursday. District Judge Robert Pittman, appointed by President Obama Found The Palestine Solidarity Committees of several Texas universities have announced that they […]

EXCLUSIVE: Investment Giants Leveraged Red State Universities’ Endowment Funds To Back Anti-Oil Agenda, Report Finds

Several asset managers leveraged two major Texas university systems' endowment funds to advance anti-fossil fuel shareholder proposals in 2022 and 2023, according to a report from the conservative watchdog group American Accountability Foundation (AAF). BlackRock-owned Aperio Group, Cantillon, former Vice President Al Gore-chaired Generation Investment Management, GQG Partners and JP Morgan Asset Management collectively manage […]

Elite Universities Ranked Lowest For Free Speech, Report Finds

Some of the nation's most prestigious universities were ranked among the lowest for freedom of speech, according to a report released Thursday. Harvard, Columbia, NYU, UPenn and Barnard College rank in the bottom five of a list of 251 universities for freedom of speech. According to According to the report by the Foundation for Individual […]

Dr. Sanjay Singh: Alabama ethics laws cripple researchers, universities 

Sanjay Singh is an academic, entrepreneur, and early-stage startup investor. Singh taught at the University of Alabama at Birmingham for 20 years. Together with former students and colleagues, Sanjay has launched and exited multiple startups. Singh currently serves as Chairman of the Alabama Capital Network. I dropped out of college in 1985 and moved to […]

Virginia signs NIL law allowing universities to directly negotiate with players

On Thursday morning, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin signed a bill that will allow Virginia universities to enter into name, image and likeness (NIL) contracts directly with student-athletes, a development that could bring about big changes across college sports. Because the NCAA currently prohibits schools from paying athletes directly, most NIL funds are collected and distributed […]