From The College Fix: The University of Michigan “celebrated” Martin Luther King Day by inviting Yale University Frederick Iseman Professor of Poetry Claudia Rankine to read some of her award-winning poetry … and to discuss…
Monthly Archives For January 2017
Morehouse College Professor: Black People who Met with Trump are ‘Mediocre Negroes’
Per Campus Reform, college professor Marc Lamont Hill (who is no stranger to controversy) made the remarks on CNN: “Yeah, it was a bunch of mediocre Negroes being dragged in front of TV as a…
MLA-BDS Aftermath: A Star Is Born
Just as political careers are often launched from electoral defeats, so too do academic careers blossom when Left wing movements fail. Examples of the former abound, from Ronald Reagan’s rise in the wake of the…
St. Louis University Hosts ‘Witnessing Whiteness’ Book Discussion
From Campus Reform: Saint Louis University is sponsoring a weekly “Witnessing Whiteness” book discussion for students interested in supporting “diversity and racial justice initiatives.” The group, which will meet on Wednesday evenings from 6:00 to…
University of Wisconsin Could Hire More Staff to Deal with Hate and Bias Responses
From Campus Reform: According to The Daily Cardinal, students, faculty, and staff from UW schools recently attended a Hate/Bias Response Symposium at the system’s flagship Madison campus to discuss solutions such as expanding the network of…
Librarians at Washington-Bothell Undergo Workshop on Microaggressions
From Campus Reform: According to the UW library website, the Equity, Diversity, and Social Justice Team offers six different workshops for librarians, including “Interrupting Microaggressions,” “Intersectionality,” and “Privilege.” During the “Interrupting Microaggressions” workshop, librarians are taught…
Penn State Student Fees Paid for a Female Orgasm Workshop
Sounds like an interesting use of student fees at Penn State: Penn State will be hosting a workshop on the female orgasm that is at least partially funded by student activity fees. The Penn State…
Hoodlums Will Be Out on Inauguration Day, Warned Michelle Malkin
From Malkin’s blog: Hoodlums will be out in full force this Inauguration Day weekend. Count on it. I’ve covered the left’s criminal anarchist element for more than 20 years — from the animal rights terrorists who have…
Georgetown University Students to Pass Out Juice Boxes, Legos, Stuffed Animals to Grieving Anti-Trump Students
From Campus Reform: A Georgetown University student group is encouraging its members to “embrace the inner child” after a stressful Inauguration week with stuffed animals, juice boxes, and Legos. GUPride, a university-recognized student group for…
College Administrator Tell Students to ‘Cry Openly’ during Anti-Trump Protest Week
From Campus Reform regarding a week-long anti-Trump protest at California-Santa Cruz: In a letter recently obtained by Campus Reform, the provost of Oakes College (one of ten academic colleges at UCSC) lamented the election of “a person…