Oh, the irony: The Obama administration has used informal regulatory “guidance” to accomplish some major parts of its agenda, including the imposition of a low evidence standard in campus sexual-assault proceedings. It has also used guidance…
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University of Maryland President Spoke Spanish and Offended Hispanic Students
Being offended because the university president gave a statement in English and translated it into Spanish sounds ridiculous: Much of Loh’s annual State of the Campus Address was a “a clear call to embrace diversity,”…
Racism 101 Course Held to Teach White Students about Racism at Ohio State
This sounds like targeting a specific racial demographic, doesn’t it? Way to go, Ohio State University: The Department of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies at Ohio State University held a “conversation with white students” regarding racism…
Post-It Note Offends Student in Wisconsin, Police says It Isn’t a Hate Crime
Being offended at a post-it note that said to suck it up (regarding the election of Donald Trump as President) sounds like a new low for today’s college students: A Catholic college reported a crude…
Community College Requires Completion of ‘Gender Violence’ Course Before Enrollment
Is this a good thing? Students at an Iowa community college can’t enroll in class until they take a ‘gender violence’ online course. Also note that Hillary Clinton visited students at this community college in…
Harvard Could Blacklist 1 in 4 Campus Clubs over Single-Sex Membership
From The College Fix: Faculty will consider a motion “arguing that Harvard should not penalize students for their involvement in Greek life or final clubs” by rendering them ineligible for fellowships and leadership positions. Lewis…
University of Illinois Students and Professor Claimed Campus Police Scared Them in Investigating Stolen Phone
From The College Fix: Two weeks after a September report of a cellphone stolen from a university locker, officers at the flagship campus traced it electronically to the classroom of Prof. Erik McDuffie, according to…
Teacher Study Debunked: Researchers Omitted 2,000 Anti-White Hate Incidents after Trump’s Election
We reported on this Rethinking Schools survey, which claimed there was a lot of negative feelings after the election of Donald Trump among students and teachers. It apparently has been debunked. This piece of news…
Virginia Tech Students Complain of 50 Types of Microaggressions
Uh, fifty types of microaggressions? Those exist? Multiple groups at Virginia Tech have collaborated to collect “microaggression testimonials” from students, who came up with roughly 50 different expressions that offend them. The examples are currently displayed…
George Washington Students Want a Free Pass on Federal Laws and Final Exams
This video from Campus Reform illustrates why people make fun of today’s college students and Millennials in general: