George Leef’s latest and a must-read on how adjuncts can be treated fairly. Photo by IFPRI-IMAGES
Monthly Archives For March 2016
Scott Walker’s Wisconsin
Editor’s Note: Wisconsin profs still bemoan Governor Walker’s existence. One take from the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) on Scott Walker’s budget cuts and remodeling of the University of Wisconsin system. Photo by Michael Vadon…
Diversity Officer: Bigots are the Problem, Not Safe Spaces
What? From the Daily Caller: A diversity officer at Williams College authored a piece for The Washington Post arguing that campus phenomena such as “safe spaces” and suppressing “offensive” speech should be extended to the…
Anti-Semitism on California Campuses
Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared on the Gatestone Institute website. The California university system seems to have the dubious distinction of being the epicenter of the campus war against Israel. The situation that has…
Taxing Yale’s Endowment
According to the Wall Street Journal (be aware they have a paywall), Connecticut lawmakers are looking to tax Yale University’s endowment. Photo by thomas autumn photography
Troy University Pro-Life Groups Offer Support for Pregnant Students
From Campus Reform: Troy’s Students for Life chapter, which was established in 2014, is sponsoring the “Pregnant on Campus” (PoC) Initiative in part through a $500 grant they received after winning the 2015 New Group…
Unsophisticated Poor Clare Nun Founded International Network on Faith: Mother Angelica, R.I.P.
Editor’s Note: This piece originally appeared on the website of the Fitzgerald Griffin Foundation. GLEN COVE, NY — Mother Mary Angelica of the Annunciation, PCPA, (born Rita Antoinette Frances Rizzo in 1923) died on Easter…
Some Alabama Students Petition to Disinvite Senator Sessions over Endorsement of Trump
Jeff Sessions, a well-known conservative in the U.S. Senate, will speak at the University of Alabama’s commencement ceremony, but some students want him disinvited. Photo by Gage Skidmore
Academic Problem with Polls
When academics point out the problems with polls, they might wind up trying to regulate them. “Because one of the things I want to say about public opinion polls is that they are the child…
UCF Boots Conservatives from the Student Election Ballot over Campaigning Too Early
Looks like they won’t be able to run, as the student elections are underway at the University of Central Florida. Who was behind the complaint to remove them from the ballot? A College Democrat. Photo…