MISSISSIPPI

Ole Miss announces closure of DEI division

The University of Mississippi is closing its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion department, citing a trend of state g…

By Brendan McDonald '25
Aug 21, 2024

‘NONSENSE,’ ‘WASTE OF MONEY’: Mississippi official goes after DEI in education

‘This stuff is just nonsense. It’s just a waste of money. We’ve got to find a way to stop this,’ White said.

By Mary Stevens '25
Aug 19, 2024

Mississippi public universities rebrand diversity offices as neighboring state takes action to cut DEI divisions

Several public colleges and universities in Mississippi are rebranding their Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion offi…

By Adam Sabes
Aug 5, 2024

New Mississippi law defines biological sex, bars men from women’s bathrooms

The bill defines biological sex as ‘the biological indication of male and female as observed or clinically verified…

By Clarise Tujardon '26
Jun 3, 2024

Mississippi House and Senate pass 'Women's Bill of Rights'

The Mississippi House of Representatives and Senate passed a bill dubbed as the "Women's Bill of Rights."

By Adam Sabes
Apr 12, 2024

Mississippi House passes bill that would require students be given 'option' to only dorm with same sex

'A female shall not have to suffer the indignity of having a male housed with them or be allowed to be put in with …

By Adam Sabes
Mar 19, 2024

Biden admin sends 'threatening' letter, pressures states to increase HBCU funding to achieve 'equity'

The Departments of Education and Agriculture sent letters to the Governors of 16 states demanding that they rectify…

By John Rigolizzo
Oct 5, 2023

'Stop this nonsense': social media erupts after another female football player makes terrible opening kick

Users on X (formerly Twitter) criticized the kick itself, and also pointed out the connections between Armenta play…

By John Rigolizzo
Oct 2, 2023

Top 5 stories of the week: September 22, 2023

Below are Campus Reform's top five stories of the week. Dive into our quick summaries to stay informed about the sp…

By Campus Reform
Sep 22, 2023

Ole Miss grants up to $2k in extra funding for student groups that push DEI

The extra funding for DEI comes from the Student Advisory Board fees that all students pay via tuition.

By Matt Cairo '25
Sep 21, 2023

University president refuses to fire band director for past podcast comments on transgenderism

President Daniel Ennis stated that the university cannot justly fire Interim Band Director Steven Hugley for offens…

By Lena Branch '24
Sep 5, 2023

DEI receiving 'a performance review' by state auditors in Mississippi

Mississippi’s public colleges and universities have until Apr. 20 to send an accounting of their spending on divers…

By Shelby Kearns
Apr 17, 2023

University of Mississippi uses student fees to hold 'Drag Bingo' on campus

The Ole Miss Student Activities Association (SAA) held a 'drag bingo' on Feb. 22, funded through mandatory student …

By Jennifer Nuelle '24
Mar 11, 2023

Community college hosts skills training for jobs not requiring 4-year degree

The Skills Foundation of Mississippi is sponsoring a new campaign called 'Skills That Pay,' aiming to increase awar…

By Jared Gould
Mar 2, 2023

Medical DEI officer: Conservative ideas get in the way of 'holy' doctor-patient relationship

David Acosta charged that we are going 'back to the late 50's' with 'anti-abortion' and 'anti-gender affirming care…

By Thomas Stevenson '23
Feb 13, 2023

5 states that cracked down on CRT

The new legislation states that public institutions cannot teach that any 'sex, race, ethnicity, religion, or natio…

By Kate Hirzel
Dec 26, 2022

How Campus Reform is launching careers in media: Adam Sabes

Adam Sabes began working for Campus Reform in March 2017 when he was a sophomore at Mississippi State University, w…

By Kate Hirzel
Oct 9, 2022

CA medical professor wants to create a floating abortion clinic

The floating abortion clinic would be located in the Gulf of Mexico.

By Jared Gould and Sterling Mosley
Jul 29, 2022

Governor bans Critical Race Theory in schools, says it 'threatens the integrity of education'

Mississippi has become the latest state to ban Critical Race Theory from being taught in public K-12 schools and un…

By Alexa Schwerha
Mar 22, 2022