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STURGE: 10 outrageous taxpayer-funded higher ed research projects DOGE can investigate

DOGE chiefs Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy can push Congress to launch a thorough investigation into these questiona…

By Emily Sturge '25
Dec 5, 2024

Oklahoma bans DEI requirements at public colleges and universities, requires cuts to 'non-critical personnel'

Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt announced the mandate Wednesday, citing a need to spend more money on preparing young…

By Campus Reform
Dec 14, 2023

Cal State allocates $10 million for 'attracting more Black students'

CSU states in an executive report that it 'must disrupt policies and procedures that inhibit rather than support th…

By Haika Mrema '24
Jul 30, 2023

VA Republicans call for DEI spending report to investigate public colleges

Republican lawmakers in Virginia are requesting a spending report that focuses specifically on the diversity, equit…

By Elaine Gunthorpe '24
May 28, 2023

ACADEMICALLY SPEAKING: Universities only engage with capitalism when it’s convenient for them

Speculation about the tuition bubble is not new, but years of warnings are not deterring universities from jacking …

By Zachary Marschall, PhD
May 15, 2023

Oklahoma joins states requiring schools to report DEI spending

Oklahoma State School Superintendent Ryan Walters called DEI-related programs 'Marxist' to the core.

By William Biagini '24
May 11, 2023

South Carolina next in line to investigate DEI spending

Following the lead of Florida and Oklahoma, SC legislators are now requesting that the state’s public universities …

By Gabrielle M. Etzel
Feb 16, 2023

PROF. JENKINS: The reasons why DEI is a costly failure

DEI programs promote the opposite of what they claim. Through faculty 'diversity statements,' de facto racial quota…

By Rob Jenkins
Jan 29, 2023

ANALYSIS: $1.7 trillion spending bill prioritizes DEI

The National Science Foundation received $7.8 billion in taxpayer dollars and supports LGBTQ+ Advocacy in STEM.

By Jared Gould
Dec 30, 2022

Despite new free speech institute, university faces sustained criticism over 'social justice' spending

The president of Boise State University met with the Idaho State Board of Education to discuss budget proposals fo…

By Corey Walker '26 and Peter Cordi
Feb 25, 2022

Public university paid Soledad O'Brien $40k for two-hour speaking engagement

O'Brien agreed to speak at Oklahoma State University for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

By Logan Dubil '23
Feb 2, 2022

EXCLUSIVE: How 12 public universities spent $230K on DEI training over 20 years

Campus Reform submitted multiple FOIA requests that revealed a dozen colleges have spent nearly a quarter million d…

By Abigail Streetman '23
Dec 27, 2021

EXCLUSIVE: UMich paid Kendi $20k for a one-hour virtual event

A university spokesperson told Campus Reform the event was paid for, in part, by student fees and state funding.

By Mckenna Dallmeyer '22 and Adam Sabes
Oct 14, 2021

States are ramping up spending on public universities

Michigan and California have each hiked the amount of taxpayer funding they’ll send to public colleges.

By Angela Morabito
Oct 13, 2021

UPDATE: Activists accost Sen. Sinema in campus restroom

Sinema was on campus to teach a class when activists recorded her in the restroom.

By Angela Morabito
Oct 4, 2021

EXCLUSIVE: OSU spent $100k on 4 diversity workshops

Oregon State University paid Kardia Group LLC to conduct four workshops as part of a five-year DEI initiative, whic…

By Abigail Streetman '23
Sep 21, 2021

UMich spends over $300k on 'Center for Racial Justice'

The University of Michigan is launching a 'Center for Racial Justice' that will feature speakers from Ivy League sc…

By Ben Zeisloft
Sep 14, 2021

CU Denver will drop $4 MILLION on diversity programs

University of Colorado Denver's Equity Task Force recommended the allocations, which will be used for 'diversity, e…

By Ben Zeisloft
Jun 7, 2021