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How Campus Reform, a Tiny Conservative News Outlet, Pioneered the Attack on Colleges

Campus Reform was founded years ago to expose what it calls leftist bias on college campuses. The online site’s cause has gone from fringe to mainstream.

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Zachary Marschall is the editor of Campus Reform, a news site focused on finding evidence of left-leaning bias on campuses.
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George Mason President Holds Job After Attacks on His Diversity Views

Republicans are investigating the president, Gregory Washington, and the school over his support for diversity efforts at the university, Virginia’s largest public institution.

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Gregory Washington is the first Black president of George Mason University, Virginia’s largest university by enrollment.
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Justice Department Scrutinizes George Mason Faculty’s Diversity Stance

The Faculty Senate at George Mason University in Virginia adopted a resolution supporting the school’s president and his work related to diversity. The Justice Department says it will investigate.

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Faculty members at George Mason said they were worried that the school’s president, Gregory Washington, would be forced out.
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Education Department Investigates Scholarships for DACA Students

The department said it was examining whether universities that provide financial help for children who arrived in the country as undocumented immigrants are discriminating against U.S. citizens.

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The Department of Education said it would investigate five universities for offering scholarships to students who came to the United States as unauthorized immigrants.
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Fired D.E.I. Administrator Rachel Dawson Sues the University of Michigan

In her lawsuit, Rachel Dawson denies making antisemitic remarks and accuses the school of racial bias in its investigation and decision-making.

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The University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor was the scene of strife over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in 2024.
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