From the Campus Reform: Last summer, two Scripps College students spent approximately 500 hours creating a 217-page “ Unofficial Scripps Survival Guide” intended to help new students acclimate to the college, with lengthy discussions of…
Monthly Archives For April 2016
University of Iowa Criticized for Having Temporary Gender-Separated Prayer Room for Muslims
Often, there is outrage over having prayer rooms for Muslims in America, but remember that the freedom of religion extends to all religions. However, the separation of men and women in these prayer rooms is…
Globally Warm Public Schools
Global warming alarmists who claim that the science is settled on climate change are partially right: Public schools have reached a verdict on it. “A nationwide survey of 1,500 U.S. middle and high school science…
Denying Transgenderism is a Hate Crime? Incident at the Catholic Loyola Marymount University
It appears to be another hoax-type event, where a student was upset at an university administrator’s traditional Catholic views on gender.
NC State Faces Lawsuit over Discrimination against Christian Student Group
Imagine the outcry if a LGBTQ group was being discriminated against, but none for a Christian group. Go figure: Campus officials at North Carolina State University repeatedly discriminated against and hindered a Christian student group…
University of Wisconsin-Superior Closes Investigation into Satirical April Fool’s Edition of Campus Newspaper
The Promethean faced an investigation from the university administration over their satirical edition for April Fool’s Day until this week, when the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) said they would back a lawsuit…
UC-Davis Chancellor Put On Leave during Nepotism Investigation
Several of the chancellor’s family members are on the payroll of the University of California-Davis, which puts the university system in a bad light, in addition to the chancellor, Linda Katehi.
Article Deleted after Complaints of Calling Women “Pretty”
From the College Fix: The University of the South recently posted on Facebook an article that praised its female students as “fresh faced and pretty” – but then deleted it from their newsfeed after complaints…
Universities Against Regulation… Of Themselves
Academics found something they don’t want the government to regulate when they looked in the mirror. “Last year, for example, the Task Force on Federal Regulation of Higher Education—formed in 2013 at the behest of…
Another Win for Free Speech: University of Chicago Dumps Free Speech Code
It becomes to earn a ‘green-light’ free speech rating from the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE). Photo by anhgemus Photo by anhgemus